One After Another: New Zealand Hit by Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake, Cyclone Gabrielle Death Toll Rises

Residents in Taradale clean up silt following flood waters in Napier, New Zealand, on Feb. 15, 2023. Kerry Marshall/Getty Images

An earthquake struck New Zealand on Wednesday evening as residents of the North Island begin the clean up process after Cyclone Gabrielle left the country.

Tremors were felt from lower North Island to the upper South Island, with GeoNet upgrading its initial 6.1 magnitude assessment to a magnitude of 6.3.