There are reports of damaged homes after this morning's 7.1 earthquake which triggered a tsunami warning, closed schools and temporarily stopped trains from running.
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake off [New Zealand's] East Coast shakes North Island
Sept..2, 2016
• 1000 homes without power
• Rockfall warnings on SH2 and SH35
• Tsunami warning lifted
• Coastal regions warned of currents and surges
• 140 aftershocks, nearly 100 magnitude 3 or above
• Te Waka O Rerekohu Area School, Tola
The quake was felt by tens of thousands of people throughout many parts of the North Island, with people being woken as their homes shock and items fell to the floor. It hit at 4.37am, around 125km northeast of the East Cape settlement of Te Araroa, at a depth of 22km.
While there doesn't appear to have been any injuries reports are however coming in of cracks in walls of houses and damage to some private water supplies in the Gisborne region.
The quake also cut power to about 1000 homes in Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Anton McKay, who lives in Patutahi, 15 minutes from Gisborne, is now in cleanup mode.
"There's big cracks in the ceiling beams, about 40cms long. There's also cracks in the walls and the water tanks are hammered.
• Magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck at 4.37am, around 100km northeast of Te Araroa
• 1000 homes without power
• Rockfall warnings on SH2 and SH35
• Tsunami warning lifted
• Coastal regions warned of currents and surges
• 140 aftershocks, nearly 100 magnitude 3 or above
• Te Waka O Rerekohu Area School, Tolaga Bay Area School, Waikirikiri School and Kaiti School in Gisborne are closed
There are reports of damaged homes after this morning's 7.1 earthquake which triggered a tsunami warning, closed schools and temporarily stopped trains from running.
The quake was felt by tens of thousands of people throughout many parts of the North Island, with people being woken as their homes shock and items fell to the floor. It hit at 4.37am, around 125km northeast of the East Cape settlement of Te Araroa, at a depth of 22km.
While there doesn't appear to have been any injuries reports are however coming in of cracks in walls of houses and damage to some private water supplies in the Gisborne region.
The quake also cut power to about 1000 homes in Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Anton McKay, who lives in Patutahi, 15 minutes from Gisborne, is now in cleanup mode.
"There's big cracks in the ceiling beams, about 40cms long. There's also cracks in the walls and the water tanks are hamme
"The tanks have got cracks in the top and bottom, and they're both leaking water. They'll need to be replaced."
McKay said there was also cracks in his kitchen cupboards and drawers, and dishwasher.
"The kitchen's warped. The cupboards and drawers are buckled, and heaps of the glasses and plates are smashed."
He said he felt everything cracking during the quake.
"It went on and on. It was a rolling sound. I could hear things cracking and stuff falling off the shelves.
"The swimming pool was sloshing water. It was going about 30cm high and landing in the carport, about 10 metres from the pool."
McKay's teenage children stayed home from school today. The family was going to clean up what they could and intended to still stay at the house tonight.
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake off East Coast shakes North Island
1:34 PM Friday Sep 2, 2016
• Magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck at 4.37am, around 100km northeast of Te Araroa
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake off East Coast shakes North Island
1:34 PM Friday Sep 2, 2016
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