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November 22nd, 2016 
Awake Goy READ MORE: 7.3 quake off Fukushima triggers imminent tsunami
The earthquake, initially estimated at magnitude 6.3, was registered at a depth of 37km (23 miles) and centered off the coast of North Island, some 121km (75 miles) from Palmerston North.
Tuesday’s quake comes amid a tsunami scare in Japan and just over a week after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck South Island on November 14, also triggering a tsunami and a series of aftershocks which left at least two people dead.
READ MORE: New 6.2 aftershock shakes New Zealand after powerful 7.8 earthquake kills at least 2
New Zealand is regularly hit by earthquakes because it sits in between the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates.
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