A 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattled the central North Island in the early hours of Monday. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled parts of the Waikato in the early hours of Monday. According to GeoNet, more than 2700 people reported feeling the quake shortly after 1am on Monday. The majority of people reported light or weak shaking as a result of the early morning quake. “These deep earthquakes are typically widely felt, but usually not close to the epicentre.”Last week, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Alaska’s coast, initially prompting tsunami warnings on Thursday for coastal areas near the epicentre.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2021 18:56 UTC