People in Glenorchy, Frankton and Milford Sound reported feeling the quake, which GeoNet classed as moderate.

A New Zealander living in Santiago said she was having afternoon tea with friends when the quake hit.

Five years ago a 7.1 jolt changed Canterbury, forever.

Recovery is going "pretty well", the Prime Minister says: "I can see the progress that is being made, but I can also understand their frustrations".

The University of Canterbury is offering scholarships to help inspire research into the effects of the devastating 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Buildings with verandas and other features that could collapse into busy areas will need to be earthquake-strengthened in half the time, the Government has announced.

A team of New Zealand earthquake engineers has been sent to Nepal to assist with its earthquake rebuild - costing the Government $1 million.

It is highly unlikely any Gisborne residents would have been woken up by a "severe" earthquake this morning, an expert says.

Seismologists have downgraded a strong quake that rocked the Solomon Islands in the Pacific this morning.

A huge earthquake has struck the western Indonesian province of Papua this morning.

GeoNet said 284 people reported feeling a magnitude 4.2 quake that hit 10km north of Eketahuna.

A strong earthquake was "likely felt' after hitting near Levin this morning, GeoNet says.

More than 20 people have reported feeling this morning's quake.

A small quake has rattled the Tararua District early this morning.

The magnitude 4.3 quake was 15km deep, and was centered 45km north-west of Twizel, GeoNet said.

It is "highly unlikely" anyone would have felt a strong quake that rattled an offshore area east of the country this morning.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the coast of Kaikoura.

The South Island resort town of Wanaka has been rocked by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake tonight.

An Australian climber has savaged rescue efforts in the wake of a deadly earthquake that jolted Southeast Asia's highest peak.

Two small quakes struck just northwest of Gisborne last night.

A revised plan for the country to cope in an emergency has been approved by the Government.

Panic set in for the woman living closest to the epicentre of the quake which shook Otago on Monday night.

The 4.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Otago last night was believed to be the strongest experienced in the region since 1974.

It took just eight seconds to bring down the former police station in Christchurch. Watch video of the controlled implosion here.

Tower shares rose today to a month-high after the insurer hiked its interim dividend and confirmed an on-market share buyback.

It was the biggest earthquake to hit Britain in seven years, but people living near the epicentre in Kent would have been forgiven for not feeling the earth move yesterday.

An earthquake close to a small Alpine village in the Awatere Valley has been felt in Nelson, Marlborough and Christchurch this morning.

Mountaineer Peter Hillary, son of Everest conqueror Sir Ed, describes in vivid detail the impact of last month’s Nepal earthquake.