GeoNet reports it occurred just before 7am, at a depth of 18 kilometres - causing moderate shaking.

So far, 69 people have reported feeling the shake through the website.

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03 Dec: State Highway 1 near Waimate in South Canterbury has reopened after a crash this afternoon

03 Dec: More than 11 years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing - the search is about to resume

03 Dec: Pleas for fishers to steer clear of Papanui Point - one of New Zealand's deadliest drowning hotspots

03 Dec: A Coroner has decided against opening an inquiry into the death of Christchurch school girl who fell and hit her head on a school ice skating trip

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