6 Nov 2020

Earthquake felt by thousands in Christchurch this morning

8:21 am on 6 November 2020

A moderate earthquake was felt by thousands of people in Christchurch at 7.26am this morning.

The earthquake was felt by thousands of people in Christchurch.

The earthquake was felt by thousands of people in Christchurch. Photo: GeoNet

The magnitude 4.6 earthquake was 20 km south-west of the city, at a depth of 10km.

More than 7480 people reported to GeoNet feeling the earthquake.

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