GeoNet says the quake hit 10 kilometres east of Seddon at a depth of 9 kilometres just after 12:30 this afternoon.

Nearly 1500 people have reported feeling the shake.

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25 Feb: Two separate emergencies on State Highway One north of Christchurch are causing significant delays

24 Feb: A car driver's died after a crash between a truck and a car about 11am on Waikato's State Highway 2 - near Mangatawhiri

24 Feb: Kash Patel and US men's hockey team under fire after Donald Trump makes joke about women's team

24 Feb: A young boy has serious injures after being hit by a car in Christchurch this morning

24 Feb: NZTA says State Highway 2 is likely to remain closed at Mangatawhiri, west of Pokeno - for some time

24 Feb: A child's been hit by a car on on Christchurch's Ferry Road, in Woolston, and is seriously injured

24 Feb: One person's died in a three vehicle crash at Waikuku, north of Christchurch and Kaiapoi

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