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.

A large earthquake measuring magnitude 6.7 with a depth of 33km shook the island nation this morning.

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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

Two years after a shake-up in the way house insurance is calculated, concerns remain over how well the public understand the change.

More than 100 people reported feeling a 4.5 magnitude earthquake within 10 minutes of it striking near Haast today.

Eight quakes rocked the areas around Turangi and Tokoroa between 3.14am and 3.43am

It follows a 4.4 magnitude jolt in Wellington last night.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck about 46km northeast of Port Olry in Vanuatu.

A nationwide 'shake-out' was held this morning - a drill to make sure everyone knows what to do in the event of an earthquake.

Aftershocks are continuing to rattle the lower North Island, with a magnitude 4.3 quake hitting this afternoon.

The 24km-deep quake struck 15km east of Pongaroa and experts warned the shakes could continue for weeks.

GeoNet said the "severe" intensity quake struck 15km east of Pongaroa, on the east coast near the border between Wairarapa and Manawatu, at 9.05pm.

Lladro porcelain damaged in the Christchurch quake count as works of art - leaving a retiree out of pocket by nearly $200,000.

More than 2400 people, from Auckland to Southland, had reported feeling the quake by 7.30am.