Quake 5.7 hits BOP

A quake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck off the Bay of Plenty coast this morning.

New Zealand Earthquake Report - May 4 2008 at 5:22 am (NZST)Magnitude 5.7, Sunday, May 4 2008 at 5:22 am (NZST), 170 km north-east of White Island.
Quake Details
Information about this earthquake:

Reference Number 2903442/G
Universal Time May 3 2008 at 17:22
NZ Standard Time Sunday, May 4 2008 at 5:22 am
Latitude, Longitude 36.28°S, 178.32°E
Focal Depth 170 km
Richter magnitude 5.7
Region Raukumara Plain
Location 150 km north of Te Araroa
170 km north of Tikitiki
170 km north-east of White Island
220 km north-east of Whakatane
320 km east of Auckland
 

A large but deep earthquake that may have been felt in BOP and East Cape.