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Magnitude 4.2 quake strikes Taranaki

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  • A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 kilometers north of Ōpunake in New Zealand's central North Island, GeoNet said.
  • More than 2,000 people reported feeling the shallow 8-kilometer-deep quake, which occurred at about 6:45 a.m.

More than 2,000 people reported feeling a magnitude 4.2 earthquake that struck 15 kilometers north of Ōpunake in the central North Island.

GeoNet said the quake occurred at about 6:45 a.m. at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers. It struck 24 hours after a similar earthquake near Wellington.

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