Roads, tracks and council-owned facilities remain closed as officials check for damage after yesterday's severe 5.7 magnitude earthquake.

Rosie jumped nearly 4m from a second-storey window and bolted down the street after earthquake struck.

Road workers fear there could be more hidden dangers below the unstable surface on a busy Christchurch road.

A montage of Valentine's Day earthquake footage. Drone video supplied by YeahNah Productions.

Geologist Andy Winneke was sailing his 20ft yacht off the Christchurch coast when he felt a vibration under the boat.

This morning, Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel will meet with GNS Science experts to hear about the latest aftershocks.

Valentine Day's rumble jolts Christchurch ahead of anniversary of deadly 2011 earthquake.

Inspections around the Canterbury region will see exactly how much damage has been done in the wake of yet another strong quake.

Violent shaking caught on camera as the 5.7 earthquake struck Christchurch today at 1:13pm.

Christchurch has been shaken by a 5.7 magnitude magnitude quake at 1.13pm this afternoon. The severe quake was centred 15km east of the city and was felt as far north as Wellington.

Christchurch has been shaken by a 5.7 magnitude magnitude quake at 1.13pm this afternoon. There have been no reports of serious damage or injuries but a cliff has fallen in Sumner.

Christchurch has been shaken by a 5.7 magnitude magnitude quake at 1.13pm this afternoon. There have been no reports of serious damage or injuries but a cliff has fallen in Sumner.

LIVE: Aftershocks continue to shake Christchurch after major quake that triggered cliff collapse, damaged homes and left residents with more frayed nerves.

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck at a depth of 31km, 15km east of Christchurch this afternoon.

LIVE CHAT: Seismologist Dr John Ristau answers questions on the latest quake to strike Christchurch.

It was located 45 km south-east of St Arnaud, Nelson with a depth of 65 kilometres at about 1.38pm today.

The Quake Outcasts group is heading back to court, more than five years after the Canterbury earthquakes sequence began.

Earthquake 1100km off the North Island was responsible for the tremors that shook New Zealanders this morning.

A resident tweeted: "Enormous earthquake in Christchurch... whole building shaking...it's been a while!"

Five years after tragedy hit Japan, chart-topping band Princess Princess reunite for one final fundraiser.

GeoNet reports two "light" earthquakes today in the North Island.

A strong earthquake which was felt across the lower North Island has prompted closer monitoring of seismic activity in the area.

A small shake has been felt by some in Wellington and the South Island this morning.

In February, it will be five years since the collapse of the deficient Canterbury Television building in Christchurch.

The police probe into the deadly collapse of the Canterbury Television building in the 2011 quake could still not be concluded by the tragedy's fifth anniversary.

A facelift for Christchurch's landmark Bridge of Remembrance, damaged in the earthquakes, will be ready in time for next year's Anzac Day celebrations.

IAG New Zealand chief executive Jacki Johnson arrived in New Zealand from Australia in 2010 right after the first Christchurch earthquake.

Tower, the general insurer, posted an annual loss as it prepares for more expensive claims from the Canterbury spate of earthquakes