People on the East Coast south of Auckland were jolted awake by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake early this morning.
Recording earthquake information Photo: 123rf
The quake struck at 3.47am and was located 120 kilometres off the coast in Bay of Plenty, 120km north-east of Whangamata, at a depth of 5km.
People all along the stretch of coast - up to Auckland have reported being woken up by the jolt, with one saying her bed was shaking.