Christchurch earthquake: 'Severe' magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits New Zealand city
Updated 8 minutes agoSun 14 Feb 2016, 2:35pm
A "severe" magnitude 5.7 earthquake has hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch almost five years after a deadly tremor devastated the region. Key points:
No immediate reports of structural damage to buildings: emergency services
Tremor caused objects to fall off shelves, at least one building evacuated: media reports
Earthquake too small to cause a tsunami: GeoNet spokeswoman
GeoNet Science, the official New Zealand earthquake monitoring service, warned of aftershocks following the "severe intensity" quake.
A police spokesman said there were no reports of damage or major injuries, although the tremor did cause "some major rocks to be dislodged into the sea" near Sumner.
