An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale happened today and was felt across the North Island.
The quake struck at 9.28am and was centred 30km north west of Whakatane at a depth of 160km.
Of course, this follows close on the heels of the underwater volcano not far from Tonga last week.
A spectacular underwater volcanic eruption spewing smoke and gas thousands of feet into the sky created a new island in the Pacific Ocean.
The volcano began erupting on Monday and ejected so much lava that by Wednesday it had formed the island about seven miles off the coast of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga.
I wonder what's next!
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