A light earthquake has been widely felt across Christchurch.
The quake was centred 5km east of Christchurch Photo: GeoNet
GeoNet readings show the quake at 11.49am measured 3.4 magnitude and was at a depth of 9km.
It was centred 5km east of Christchurch.
More than 3700 people reported on the GeoNet website that they felt it.