Watch NZH focus:The North Island's East Coast has been shaken by an early morning earthquake.

If you live in the East coast of the North Island, including Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty and the upper South Island here's what you need to know.

Civil Defence has cancelled the tsunami warning issued for the North Coast Regions of the North Island following this morning's 7.1 magnitude quake.

Much of the North Island was shaken awake this morning with a magnitude 7.1 earthquake felt from Northland to Wellington.

People reported feeling moderate to weak shaking from the quake: "We thought there was a truck coming up the driveway."

A light earthquake has struck in the East Coast tonight.

A light earthquake has struck near Christchurch tonight.

Six small earthquakes shook Christchurch yesterday, the final quake hitting shortly before 8pm. Geonet reported a "moderate" 3.7

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A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Taupo 8.27am.

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The Alpine Fault along the South Island usually causes a severe earthquake every 300 years and the last one happened in 1717.

The moderate intensity earthquake was 31km deep and 15km east of Waipukurau.

Geonet is reporting a strong magnitude 5 quake 45km northwest of Haast as striking about 7.45am, at a depth of 12km.

A light earthquake rattled Canterbury shortly after midnight on Sunday morning.

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