Just over 7400 people reported they felt the 4.6-magnitude quake, which hit 20 kilometres southwest of Christchurch near Rolleston at 7.26am on Friday. According to GeoNet, the moderate quake was recorded at a depth of 9 kilometres, 20km southwest of Christchurch near Rolleston. Just over 7400 people reported feeling the quake on GeoNet, with most respondents saying the shaking was light. Several Cantabrians took to social media to say they had felt the tremor, with one person saying they had “shaking and rattling but no damage” at their home. It was quite a decent thud first up, and we always think, ‘Is it going to carry on?’ So that was the major concern.

Source: Stuff November 05, 2020 18:37 UTC