A quake, which struck at 2.27am, 105km east of Te Araroa at a depth of 90km, was felt by over 52,000 people around New Zealand. Evacuations on parts of the North Islands east coast were in place, but were later lifted. But a later tsunami evacuation warning was put in place for parts of the North Island’s east coast after the Kermadec Islands was rocked by a second major earthquake later this morning, this time a magnitude 8.0 quake at a depth of 10km.