A light earthquake struck just north of Gisborne early on Saturday morning, but few noticed it.
The GeoNet site says the quake, described as weak or light, occurred at 12.21am and was recorded at a magnitude of 3.5.
It originated at a depth of 28 kilometres, in the hill country 20km north of Gisborne.
There are no identified active faults in that area.
A total of 94 people reported feeling it, mostly in or around Gisborne, where only one person felt it was a moderate shake.
There was one report of it being felt in Taranaki and two reports from Lower Hutt.
