New Zealand's northeastern coast was awakened Friday morning by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake, prompting authorities to evacuate residents from coastal areas due to tsunami fears and threat of aftershocks.

The tremor - as reported by The Independent, occurred 105 miles northeast of Gisborne, with a depth of 19.1 miles. This was preceded by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that also hit New Zealand's northeastern coast 24 hours earlier. Authorities have yet to issue reports on casualties or injuries.

A "very small" tsunami followed shortly after the massive quake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). No Pacific-wide tsunami warning is expected to take place following the tremor. New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency management has since cancelled its tsunami warning.

The earthquake's impact reached as far as Auckland, located further west of the epicenter. In an interview with CNN, journalist Aroha Hathaway recalled how the shaking in New Zealand's largest city brought back memories of 2011's massive quake in Christchurch, which claimed 185 lives and caused several injuries.

"The house starts to shake, and it was a long, long rolling earthquake... Auckland doesn't get earthquakes...for Auckland to be woken up for an earthquake means it's a significant shake," said Hathaway.

Reports of aftershocks also came in following the earthquake. GNS Science duty seismologist Caroline Holden said that more than 100 aftershocks were recorded following the 7.1 quake - the two strongest being at magnitude 6.2 and 6.0, according to local news agency Stuff.