Thousands of people in Christchurch have been jolted awake after a series of three earthquakes struck early this morning.
A 4.0 magnitude quake struck 10 km north-east of Christchurch about 2.20am. The quake came at a depth of nine kilometres, causing moderate shaking, according to GeoNet.
It was followed by a second, 3.6 magnitude quake 10 km north-east of Christchurch at 7.31am. The light earthquake came at a depth of 10 km.
A third, 4.3 magnitude quake 10 km north-east of Christchurch followed nine minutes later, at 7.37am. The moderate quake had a depth of eight kilometres.
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There were around 15,764 'felt reports', most of whom reported weak to light shaking, GeoNet said.
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