A series of shallow earthquakes is the “new normal” in Christchurch

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The city was hit by a series of mild earthquakes early Friday, including two above magnitude 4.

The seismologist says the series of light earthquakes in Christchurch are part of “Canterbury’s new normal”.

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck at 7.31am on Friday, according to GeoNet, followed six minutes later by a stronger quake with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale.

Both struck 10km northeast of the city off the coast of New Brighton, the first at a depth of 10km and the second at 8km, which is considered very shallow.

A similar earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, occurred at 2.21 am at the same location at a depth of 9 km.

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Five shallow earthquakes have struck near Christchurch in the last 15 hours, including a magnitude 4.3 earthquake.

GNS seismologist John Restau said earthquakes “will be what we call the new normal in Canterbury”.

Since the earthquakes in September 2010, more than a decade ago, he said there has been a series of aftershocks going on.

“Before the Darfield earthquakes, there was not a great deal of seismic activity on the Canterbury Plains, but since then there has been an increasing level of seismic activity.”

The largest group of earthquakes, he said, could still cause “their small aftershocks somewhere in the mid-30s.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if during the next day or two there are earthquakes, about 3 magnitudes that people might feel,” he said, “then things should calm down.”

“These earthquakes are a good reminder to people in Christchurch that things have changed since 2010. Always be earthquake-ready for something bigger that could happen,” Restau said, and that was a message not just for Canterbury, but for New Zealand.

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Thousands of people reported feeling the quake across the country on Friday, according to GeoNet, and many of them described what they felt online.

One person said the final vibrations were as if “someone was gently shaking my bed for 10 seconds or so”, while another said there was a “wonderful little wiggle here in Christchurch…”.

I’m now on the ‘Is showering safe?'” Ashley Campbell said. “Earthquake alertness level.”

Two more minor earthquakes occurred in the same area on Thursday – one of magnitude 2.7 at 6.40pm and had a depth of 7km, and the other of magnitude 3.0 at 5.54pm.

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