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The first was a magnitude 3.4 tremor at 3:29am on Saturday morning. It was three kilometres deep and 25 kilometres southwest of Whakatane, near Kawerau. More ...

We would expect them." This swarm is in a similar area to a series of quakes that occurred in 2018 and 2019. A swarm of earthquakes rocked areas across the Bay of Plenty overnight.

A rolling series of quakes has swept goods from shelves and shaken nerves, with locals saying they're rattled and scared.

“It is just a good reminder to everyone to be prepared and that we live in a very active country.” “I am definitely rattled from this… ”Our message to people feeling rattled right now is that what you are feeling is normal and human - and we know lots of people will be thinking back to the big Edgecumbe quake. Naude advised the standard “drop, cover and hold” when people felt a quake, and said people in coastal tsunami evacuation areas should evacuate inland or to higher ground if they felt a long or strong quake. “It is probably very unsettling to get a bunch of earthquakes like this, especially on the back of the crazy weather from February. “There are shortages in supermarkets, and it feels like there is one natural disaster after the other.” “As of this morning, there were plenty of earthquakes still coming through, and it often takes a few days to die out completely.” “In this particular area we have seen several swarms in the past, most recently in 2018 and 2019.” “We have a warning saying incoming thunderstorms and rain, remain indoors, and then we have long and strong earthquakes where we are meant to get gone.” “You just want to run outside and stand in the middle of the f...... “It was scary enough to be home with kids and then come to work and try to clean it up and it is still shaking. “We were pretty much up since then with all the tremors happening, because you just want to be prepared in case you had to run outside.”

Nearly 3000 people reported feeling the 4.8M quake at 4.46am which was also located 25km south-west of Whakatane at a depth of 5km. NZ Civil Defence also posted ...

Our friends at GeoNet tell us this is an earthquake swarm, causing a series of shakes which have woken quite a few people up. Nearly 3000 people reported feeling the 4.8M quake at 4.46am which was also located 25km south-west of Whakatane at a depth of 5km. Over 2000 people reported feeling the 4.6M quake at 4,31am which was located 25 km south-west of Whakatane at a depth of 5km. "Feeling earthquakes close together in time can be unsettling, but this is typical activity for the area, and our team is keeping an eye on things," says Geonet on Facebook. A swarm of earthquakes has been occurring overnight south-west of Kawerau, and felt across the Bay of Plenty. "We have recorded more than 40 earthquakes so far, the largest of which have been a M4.8 and M4.6," says a Geonet spokesperson on their Facebook page.

The biggest quake was a magnitude 4.8 at 4.46am, while another was a magnitude 4.6. The first tremor was a magnitude 3.4 tremor at 3.29am. Advertisement.

”My animals have been beside themselves. ”I can hear continuous rumbling. “Being shallow we feel it more”, another said, while a third person said it was “quite scary” and they were “still feeling mild aftershocks. ”She said it was little scary and bought back memories when she was child from the Edgecumbe Earthquake. Kiri Schindler said she had felt more than 50 quakes in Kawerau that started at 3.30am when she was “shaken awake” and some were “very strong”. “This swarm is in a similar area to swarms that occurred in 2018 and 2019,” Geonet said.

The first earthquake was a magnitude 3.4 and hit at 3:29am on Saturday.

We have recorded more than 40 earthquakes so far, the largest of which have been a M4.8 and M4.6. A swarm of earthquakes has been occurring tonight south west of Kawerau, felt across the Bay of Plenty. This swarm is in a similar area to swarms that occurred in 2018 and 2019. "They will have a rating but they'll be less than 2. We would expect them." The Bay of Plenty region has been rocked by a series of quakes, with the largest 4.8 magnitude.