Magnitude 4 aftershock shakes Canterbury

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Canterbury residents continue to stand on shaky ground after another aftershock rattled the region today.

A quake measuring magnitude 4 hit the area at 9.13am, GNS Science reported.

It was centred 6km deep and was within 5km of Christchurch.

The tremor would have been felt in central Canterbury, GNS said.

- NZPA