Earthquake east of Murupara

Residents in Murupara may have had an early morning wakeup call with a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit east of the town early this morning.

GeoNet reports the quake hit 35km east of Murupara about 1.20am.

The quake had a focal depth of 8km.

The earthquake was followed by a weaker quake 20 minutes later.

The second earthquake had a focal depth of 7km and registered 1.8 on the Richter scale.

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