The quake that struck early on Thursday. Photo: Geonet
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has woken Cantabrians.
People reported feeling the 5km-deep quake, centred 35km west of Culverden, as far as the West Coast, GeoNet says.
It struck about 6.45am on Thursday.
About an hour later a 4.7 earthquake struck on the West Coast.
GeoNet said the shallow 6km quake was centered about 10km from Haast.
It hit at 7.49am.
The quake struck at 7.49am on Thursday. Photo: GeoNet
