A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked central New Zealand in the early hours of Friday, with its epicentre being at the top of the South Island.
The quake had a depth of 146km and could be felt from the central South Island to the Northland region, according to GeoNet, which revised up an initial reading of 5.4-magnitude.
Its epicentre was 65km northwest of French Pass and struck just after 3am.
More than 13,500 people reported feeling the quake to GeoNet - the majority of whom described it as "light" while over 2000 said it was "moderate".
A woman in Christchurch described on Twitter how she "thought someone heavy was jumping on the bed".
One AM viewer said they were sitting in their car in New Plymouth about to start work when the quake struck.
"The car started rocking," the viewer said in an email. "I looked around to see who was rocking the car... then I realised it might've been an earthquake."
Friday's quake came after tens of thousands of people were jolted by a 5.8-magnitude tremor, also near French Pass, late last month.
