Hundreds of Bay of Plenty residents feel 4.7 magnitude quake

October 31, 2017
A stock photo of a recording of an earthquake's seismic waves

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has occurred 20 kilometres north-east of White Island in the Bay of Plenty tonight.

The quake was registered by GeoNet at 8.36pm today, at a depth of 6 kilometres.

Moderate shaking was reported by 511 people across the Bay of Plenty - in particular the town of Whakatane. 

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