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PAC: 5.4 quake shakes northern New Zealand

08 Nov 2008 11:51 PM

WELLINGTON, Nov 9 NZPA - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale shook the Bay of Plenty today.

The quake at 12.57am was centred 20km west of Rotorua, at a depth of 200km,GNS Science reported.

The quake was widely felt in the North Island.

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