An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook New Zealand North Island's Hawke's Bay on Tuesday moring, the GNS Science said.

The tremor struck at 8:03 am local time (20:03 GMT Monday) and was centred 20 km south east of Hastings at a depth of 40 km.

The quake was likely to have been felt throughout Hawke's Bay, GNS Science said.

(Xinhua News Agency July 22, 2008)