M 6.2 – COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND – 2012-07-03 10:36 UTC

Magnitude Mw 6.2 Region COOK STRAIT, NEW ZEALAND Date time 2012-07-03 10:36:15.0 UTC Location 40.04 S ; 173.78 E Depth 220 km Distances 2113 km SE Sydney (pop 4,394,576 ; local time 20:36:15.1 2012-07-03) 161 km NW Lower hutt (pop 101,194 ; local time 22:36:15.1 2012-07-03) 67 km SW Hawera (pop 11,068 ; local time 22:36:15.1 2012-07-03) 62 km SW Manaia (pop 902 ; local time 22:36:15.1 2012-07-03)

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist

A large earthquake has rocked New Zealand’s North Island but no damage has been reported.

The long, rumbling 6.5-magnitude quake struck around 2035 AEST, 60km southwest of Opunake in Taranaki at depth of 257km, GNS Science said.

A Fire Service central communications spokesman told AAP there were a number of calls but no reports of damage.

The quake was felt hundreds of kilometres away in Christchurch.

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