A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted North Canterbury this morning.
The quake hit at 6.45am, and was centred 35km west of Culverden at a depth of 5km.
At the time of writing, 2421 people reported the shaking to GeoNet’s website, where it was described as “light”.
“Well, that was a bit of a jolt,” one user on X said.
“Definitely a jolt there,” said another.
Those who reported the quake stretched from Christchurch to Hanmer Springs, and some near Greymouth.
Two earthquakes strike near Haast
Two earthquakes struck near Haast an hour after the tremor in North Canterbury.
The first quake was a 4.6 magnitude at 7.37am and the second was a 4.7 magnitude at 7.49am.
Both were centred at a depth of 6km around 10km southeast of Haast.
GeoNet said it received 427 felt reports for the first of the Haast earthquakes and 430 for the second.
