A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck 5km south of Christchurch on Saturday afternoon.
Geonet reported the earthquake was at a depth of 5 km and hit at 3.19pm.
The shaking was described by GeoNet as "light".
It follows a 4.27 magnitude earthquake striking 20km south of Christchurch last Thursday.
It was centred around Tancreds Rd in Lincoln at a depth of 6.07 km at 7.49am and the shaking was described by GeoNet as "moderate".
