, according to Geonet.... While the shaking was felt widely there were no reports of damages or injuries....

It was unclear how many people remained on the island after the eruption. Police said fewer than 50 people were on White Island at the time.... Royal Caribbean said guests from its cruise ship Ovation of the Seas had been visiting the island." Some of those, at this stage, are unaccounted for," she said.... Scott said that was because the eruption wasn't sustained beyond the initial blast. White Island sits about 30 milesoffshore from mainland New Zealand....

He said there were fewer than 50 people on the island when it erupted and 23 had been taken off, including the five dead.... This aerial photo shows White Island after its volcanic eruption in New Zealand Monday, Dec.... The island is unstable, the physical environment is unsafe for us to return to the island," he told reporters....

FEARS are growing that Melbourne could be rocked by an even BIGGER earthquake after the city was hit by a massive 6.0 shaker this morning. Building were destroyed by the seismic shift with tremors being felt across Victoria, Canberra and even in parts of Sydney.... I didn't know we got earthquakes like that in Australia." They added:" It was very confusing.... I thought it might have been an avalanche/ landslide."' BUILDING SWAYED' Sophie T added on Twitter that the" whole apartment building w