More than 100 people in South Canterbury have recorded feeling an earthquake which struck off the coast of Timaru this evening.
Geonet reports the magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15km east of Timaru at 7.22pm, originally at a depth of 20km but the latest update reports it at a depth of 12km.
At least 70 reported it as weak, 31 called it light and one other reported it as moderate.