An Earthqake Commission spokeswoman said 14 claims had been received following the first quake, but she expected more once people got home from work. It was too early to itemise the claims, she said.
By 11am there had been 17 aftershocks in the region, the largest a magnitude 3.7, 30km east of Seddon.
Aftershocks were likely to continue for the next 24 hours.
Early analysis had the fault movement as "reverse faulting", meaning each side of the fault was being compressed.
'LIKE A BLOODY ROLLERCOASTER'
In Marlborough, Lake Grassmere farmer Peter Davison said he had never seen his house buck and shake so much.
"It was like being on a bloody rollercoaster," he said.
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