Quake off NZ coast

A magnitude 6.4 quake has struck 730km off New Zealand's Bay of Plenty coast.

A severe magnitude 6.4 quake has hit hundreds of kilometres off New Zealand's coast.

The quake struck on Sunday evening off the Bay of Plenty, according to GeoNet.

It was centred 730km north-east of Whakatane at a depth of 33km.


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