New Zealand rocked by 'severe' earthquake hours after Tottenham arrive for pre-season

But mere hours after they touched down on Saturday morning, tens of thousands of locals reported feeling an earthquake which had hit 146 miles south of Auckland.No injuries or major damage have yet been reported as a result of the quake, though minor road damage has been noted.The earthquake was detected on Saturday at 4.51am local time (5.51pm BST on Friday) near the town of Taumarunui.Tottenham are based nearly 150mi (240km) further north and would not have felt any strong tremors, but players will have received notifications on their phones warning of the earthquake.Earthquakes are common in New Zealand, with 14,000 reported every year on average, most of which are too small to be felt.This particular quake was labelled as ‘severe’ by tracking service Geonet. Authorities have warned loc