M5.1 earthquake - off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand on 5 Feb 2018, 09:25 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.