2.7 earthquake shakes East Coast

An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the richter scale has struck 10km west of Tokomaru Bay this afternoon.

Geonet reports the quake struck at a depth of 12km and hit at roughly 2.08pm.

It follows an earlier 3.8 magnitude quake which hit 15km north-west of Wairoa at a depth of 58km at about 6am this morning.

So far no damage has been reported and Sun Live will update once more information becomes available.

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