Jon Mitchel from Civil Defence Regional said there had been no confirmed injuries from the quake.
“We are at the moment attempting to contact key partner agencies and territorial authorities to ascertain any reports of damage following this morning’s aftershock.
“At this stage there have been very few reports of structural damage, but power outages around the city are being reported, with landline and cell-phones systems intermittently overloaded.
The spokesman Chris Haines from St John Ambulance said that the service had not been called to any quake-related injuries, but that there had been several panic calls following the aftershock.
According to nzherald.co.nz, Canterbury District Health Board said Christchurch Hospital suffered some minor damage, including damage to windows and plaster, but all the key buildings had been checked and found to be structurally sound.
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