Earthquake 5.5 hits lower North Island, upper SouthThe quake alert sent by GNS after the tremor on Sunday. An earthquake measuring 5.5 has hit near Seddon at a depth of 12km. READ MORE: Live: Severe quake hits central NZThere had been no police or fire service callouts related to the quake, spokespeople for the two agencies said. Another which hit near Hastings at 4.15pm was downgraded to magnitude 3.0 from an initial 4.4. GeoNet received more than 6800 reports from those who felt the 5.5 quake.

Source: Stuff December 04, 2016 03:22 UTC