Quake shakes Hawke's Bay

A deep earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale shook Hawke's Bay at 3.17pm today.

Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) reported the quake was 50km deep and centred 50km west of Hastings. It was likely to have been felt in Hawke's Bay.

Only four minutes earlier a 3.9 magnitude quake had hit near the coast 20km northeast of Gisborne.

It had been at a depth of 30km and was likely to have been felt in the Gisborne region.

- NZPA