Earthquake shakes NZ island

Wellington - A strong earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rattled thousands of mid-summer holidaymakers at the New Zealand North Island lakeside resort town of Taupo on Saturday morning.Seismologists at GNS Science said the quake was centred 20km from Taupo and 250km south-east of Auckland.Recorded at a depth of 80km below the surface, it was widely felt in the North Island.There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The shake followed a 5.5 tremor in the same region on Thursday and a massive quake measuring 6.8 on December 20 which did considerable damage in the east coast port town of Gisborne.

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