A shallow magnitude 4.1 quake shook Aoraki-Mt Cook shortly before midday.
GNS Science said the 5km deep quake struck 20km northeast of Mt Cook at 11.54am.
It was felt in Fox Glacier and as far as Christchurch.
- NZPA
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