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The first shake, measuring magnitude 5.6, struck 135km north of Te Kaha at 8pm at a depth of 5km.<\/p>\n
It was felt by about 2000 people across the northeast coast of the North Island, including residents in Matua, Aongatete, Te Puna, \u014ct\u016bmoetai and Whitianga, according to GeoNet.<\/p>\n
It was followed by a magnitude 4.2 tremor about five minutes later, this time 110km northwest of Te Kaha at a depth of 33km. The second quake was felt by about 1000 people.<\/p>\n
Both quakes were described as \u201cweak\u201d by GeoNet.<\/p>\n
Residents in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty regions flocked to Facebook to report their experiences.<\/p>\n
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\nTwo initial earthquakes struck within minutes of each other north of Te Kaha. Photo \/ Geonet<\/p>\n
In Bethlehem, one social media user said their dog \u201cran out barking\u201d as the shaking hit, with blind cords and lamp shades moving inside.<\/p>\n
In Paeroa, one person said their husband thought it was the washing machine \u201cspinning out of control\u201d.<\/p>\n
Multiple people compared the feeling to a large truck rumbling past. Another commenter said they felt \u201cstationary wobbles\u201d while sitting in their van.<\/p>\n
However, in Morrinsville, one person said they were sitting on the floor and \u201cnever felt a thing\u201d, adding they felt \u201ca bit robbed\u201d.<\/p>\n
After the first two quakes, a third struck at 8.43pm.<\/p>\n
This latest quake, initially reported as a magnitude 4.8, has been downgraded to a magnitude 2.7 quake 5km south of Te Araroa.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just did it again,\u201d one person wrote on a Coromandel community page, with another commenter describing the third quake as a \u201cbig jolt\u201d.<\/p>\n
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