A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck 45km south of St Arnaud, in the upper South Island.
The quake, which was 65km deep, happened at 1.38pm.
Well that was a really long rolling shake #eqnz pic.twitter.com/vQ3waSX7Db
— Shane Harmon (@ShaneHarmon) February 9, 2016
People who reported the quake to GeoNet came from the upper South Island and lower North Island, and classed the quake as 'light' or weak'.
A Central Fire Communications spokeswoman said there were no reports of injuries or damage to buildings.
