Strong earthquake rocks Opunake in TaranakiFAIRFAX NZ The 5.0 magnitude quake hit just north of Opunake. A 5.0 magnitude earthquake which rocked the Taranaki town of Opunake was "very, very strong and very sharp", a resident says. Rumble followed by an increasing sharp roll #eqnz — William Johnston (@WillJohnston91) November 7, 2016"I'm in a housetruck west of Opunake, so feel quakes really well. Opunake woman Sonia Brown described the quake as "like an really annoying alarm clock that you can't turn off". "Here, it was a really good jolt."

Source: Stuff November 07, 2016 17:08 UTC