Earthquake felt in Taupō area

GeoNet reported the quake at 7.05am. Photo / File

An earthquake has been felt in the Taupō area this morning.

GeoNet intially reported the quake as measuring 4.0 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 8km, 10km north of Taupō at 7.05am.

This has now been downgraded to 2.9.

Hey folks, that was a little bit of a shaky start to our Wednesday morning! Our friends at GeoNet reported the quake at...

Posted by Civil Defence Taupō on Tuesday, May 18, 2021

One Taupō resident posted on social media: "A nice little shake to start the day here in Taupo."

Another described it as a short sharp shake.