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Magnitude 3.3 earthquake felt in Christchurch (Stuff.co.nz)

The quake happened at 12.01pm on Wednesday, about 10km southeast of Christchurch CBD – on the Port Hills between the suburbs of Lyttelton and Mt Pleasant. It ...

Coincidently this is the second M3.3 earthquake for Christchurch this week. At 9km deep it was felt across the city with over 4000 felt reports received. A M3.3 quake with light shaking has occurred south-east of Christchurch.

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Thousands shaken by 3.3-magnitude earthquake near Christchurch (Newshub)

GeoNet said the quake struck just after midday on Wednesday. The tremor caused "light" shaking, GeoNet said. People as far south as Dunedin reported feeling the ...

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