Earthquake: 5.3 magnitude shake hits Whakatāne, felt in Wellington, Auckland

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocked the North Island on Tuesday, with far-reaching tremors, Newshub reports. The quake hit at 7:15am on Tuesday morning, 25km west of Whakatāne at a depth of 133km, according to GeoNet. Within minutes of the shake, more than 1000 people had reported feeling it, including some in Wellington and Auckland.