An earthquake measuring 4.9 was recorded in the centre of New Zealand's North Island on Sunday a day after a 5.7 earthquake rattled the capital Wellington and the top of the South Island.
The 4.9 earthquake was recorded at 5.05pm and was located 30km west of Taupo at a depth of 160km, GNS Science says. It was felt in Porirua near Wellington and was likely to have been felt in Hawke's Bay.
On Saturday, Wellington residents reported items falling off shelves and louvres came loose and buckled on the north side of the Meridian Energy building on the city's waterfront.
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