With an apparent lull in the intensity and frequency of tremors, two shocks on Monday night, one measuring 5.0, came within 8 minutes of each other, reminding Cantabrians that perhaps the end is not nigh, according to the New Zealand Herald.
"Because the epicentre was out this way, it felt very sharp. One or two of my neighbours thought it was only just a notch less than what we had experienced before [in the main quake]," winemaker Mr Gatehouse told the Herald.
"It was a good reminder that all is not quite finished yet.”
Mr Gatehouse said that the 7.1 earthquake had only resulted in a few broken bottles of wine while the latest tremors caused a concrete wall to partially collapse, a cracked pillar and one of the winery's storage tank to fall over onto a vine, the Herald reported.
Canterbury has experienced more than 1000 aftershocks since the initial 7.10 quake, reported Stuff.co.nz.
GNS Science seismologist John Ristau, told Stuff that while the tremors had eased, it could still be a few months before they ceased.
