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An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Matata this morning.
The quake, at 1.12am, was centred 10km north east of the township at a depth of 2km.
It would have been felt in Tauranga, Whakatane and Kawerau and was the largest event in a long-running swarm of quakes near Matata, GNS Science said.
- NZPA
