Another earthquake shakes Christchurch

  • 15/06/2024
A map of the felt reports.
A map of the felt reports. Photo credit: GeoNet

Christchurch has been rattled by another earthquake on Saturday.

GeoNet reported the 3.5-magnitude quake struck 10km south-west of Christchurch at 5:45pm, at a depth of 4km.

Over 4000 people have reported feeling the quake, with the majority saying they felt 'light' shaking.

It comes after a 3.4-magnitude quake hit on Saturday morning at 10:21am. This quake was also 10km south-west of Christchurch at a depth of 4km.

Around 2800 people reported feeling this earlier quake, the majority describing it as 'weak'.