New Plymouth residents have been shaken by a short, sharp earthquake this morning.
The magnitude 3.5 quake struck at a depth of 8km, about 5km northwest of the city, at 9.21am.
Within 10 minutes, nearly 1000 people had reported feeling the jolt, which lasted just several seconds.
One resident reported
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