We were in Ballantyne's at 10:30 when it struck ... it was terrifying, walls & pillars moved, things strewn everywhere over floors, no lights, we were glad to get out of there. Now see the Guthrie Cente (next door) is structurally damaged and Ballantynes is going to need Engineers to assess it's safety.
At Westfield Mall Riccarton, Farmers & DickSmith had roped off areas where part of the ceilings had fallen in.
Felt like way more than 4.9.