Nearly 900 people felt the latest 4.2 earthquake in the Bay of Plenty, described by one local as “violent”.
The quake struck at 4.48am today, was 3km deep and centred 20km west of Whakatāne.
Hundreds of tremors have been occurring over the last few days, with the largest a 4.8 magnitude shake.
The first tremor was a magnitude 3.4 tremor at 3.29am on Saturday.