Cantabrians jolted awake as early morning magnitude 4.0 quake rattles Christchurch

January 20, 2018
A stock photo of a recording of an earthquake's seismic waves

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake has woken Cantabrians in the night, with many people on social media saying they "heard it coming".

Over 3,800 people reporting feeling the quake on GeoNet, with most describing light to moderate shaking.

It struck at 12.32am Saturday morning.

The quake was centred five kilometres south of Christchurch at a shallow depth of just four kilometres.

Initial reports from GeoNet showed a 20km depth.

Regenerate Christchurch tweeted shortly after the jolt saying “cannot recall the last time I heard a quake coming but certainly did that time.”

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