A magnitude-5.1 earthquake has hit near the small Bay of Plenty town Te Kaha.
The quake, which struck on Monday afternoon at 4:20pm, was originally said to be magnitude-5.8, but was later revised to 5.1.
It occurred five kilometres south-east of the township at a depth of 45km, GeoNet reports.
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It caused moderate shaking, with more than 2000 reporting that they'd felt it in the 15 minutes after the quake occurred.
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