Some Rotorua residents were awoken after an earthquake struck near Tokoroa overnight.
The magnitude 3.0 quake hit about 15 km south-east of Tokoroa at a depth of 5km about 10.50pm yesterday, Geonet reported.
About 360 people reported that they felt it as a moderate to weak shake.
A number of Rotorua residents took to Facebook following the quake, with one woman posting about how it had woken her up and she had felt numerous aftershocks until as early as 4am.