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This is a list of recent earthquakes that may have been felt in the Canterbury region.

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  • Public Id: 2013p389942
  • NZST: Saturday, May 25 2013 at 6:41:05 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 11 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 10 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p387187
  • NZST: Friday, May 24 2013 at 6:13:17 pm
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 3.5
  • Location: 25 km south-west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p383743
  • NZST: Thursday, May 23 2013 at 11:38:42 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 11 km
  • Magnitude: 2.6
  • Location: 15 km south-west of Amberley
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  • Public Id: 2013p382456
  • NZST: Thursday, May 23 2013 at 12:13:01 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 10 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 15 km north of Hanmer Springs
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  • Public Id: 2013p375639
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 11:40:31 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 3.0
  • Location: 15 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p375135
  • NZST: Monday, May 20 2013 at 7:12:00 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 11 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p373957
  • NZST: Sunday, May 19 2013 at 8:44:21 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Hanmer Springs
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  • Public Id: 2013p369503
  • NZST: Saturday, May 18 2013 at 5:11:34 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.1
  • Location: 15 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p368016
  • NZST: Friday, May 17 2013 at 3:59:07 pm
  • Intensity: strong
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 4.2
  • Location: 25 km west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p365503
  • NZST: Thursday, May 16 2013 at 5:40:14 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.8
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p363700
  • NZST: Thursday, May 16 2013 at 1:39:30 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 33 km
  • Magnitude: 3.4
  • Location: 15 km west of Cheviot
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  • Public Id: 2013p361454
  • NZST: Wednesday, May 15 2013 at 5:43:10 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 14 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p360686
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 10:53:44 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 10 km south-east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p359794
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 14 2013 at 2:58:30 pm
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 7 km
  • Magnitude: 3.5
  • Location: 30 km north-west of Hanmer Springs
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  • Public Id: 2013p357196
  • NZST: Monday, May 13 2013 at 3:54:23 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.0
  • Location: 20 km south-west of Oxford
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  • Public Id: 2013p353144
  • NZST: Sunday, May 12 2013 at 3:55:22 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 25 km
  • Magnitude: 3.2
  • Location: 30 km north of Kaikoura
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  • Public Id: 2013p349833
  • NZST: Friday, May 10 2013 at 10:31:23 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 8 km
  • Magnitude: 2.9
  • Location: 25 km south-west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p347195
  • NZST: Thursday, May 9 2013 at 11:05:48 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 14 km
  • Magnitude: 2.3
  • Location: 10 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p345925
  • NZST: Thursday, May 9 2013 at 11:49:14 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 12 km
  • Magnitude: 2.3
  • Location: 10 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p343780
  • NZST: Wednesday, May 8 2013 at 4:46:02 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 12 km
  • Magnitude: 2.5
  • Location: 15 km west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p340020
  • NZST: Tuesday, May 7 2013 at 7:22:57 am
  • Intensity: moderate
  • Depth: 14 km
  • Magnitude: 4.3
  • Location: 25 km north of Kaikoura
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  • Public Id: 2013p325781
  • NZST: Thursday, May 2 2013 at 12:56:34 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: Within 5 km of Oxford
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  • Public Id: 2013p322383
  • NZST: Tuesday, April 30 2013 at 6:46:08 pm
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 6 km
  • Magnitude: 2.6
  • Location: 10 km west of Hanmer Springs
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  • Public Id: 2013p320973
  • NZST: Tuesday, April 30 2013 at 6:14:55 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 3.0
  • Location: 15 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p320418
  • NZST: Tuesday, April 30 2013 at 1:19:07 am
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 12 km
  • Magnitude: 2.6
  • Location: 15 km east of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p318463
  • NZST: Monday, April 29 2013 at 7:57:12 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 11 km
  • Magnitude: 2.7
  • Location: 10 km south of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p317822
  • NZST: Monday, April 29 2013 at 2:15:37 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 4 km
  • Magnitude: 2.6
  • Location: 10 km south-west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p315060
  • NZST: Sunday, April 28 2013 at 1:44:08 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 8 km
  • Magnitude: 2.9
  • Location: 15 km west of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p313881
  • NZST: Saturday, April 27 2013 at 3:16:03 pm
  • Intensity: weak
  • Depth: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 2.4
  • Location: 5 km south of Christchurch
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  • Public Id: 2013p294069
  • NZST: Saturday, April 20 2013 at 7:20:05 am
  • Intensity: light
  • Depth: 26 km
  • Magnitude: 3.7
  • Location: 20 km east of Amberley
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