Earthquakes rattle East CapeGEONET The three quakes were recorded just before 9am on Sunday. Three quakes have rattled the East Cape, one of a 5.8 magnitude. Tell us about it at newstips@stuff.co.nzGeoNet reported the first, strongest, shake struck at 8.41am on Sunday. Two others, one of 3.1 and the other of 3.5 magnitude, struck in the next eight minutes. She said smaller quakes were expected for the next two days, but were not expected to trigger a tsunami or cause any damage.

Source: Stuff October 08, 2016 19:58 UTC