Christchurch earthquake.
The earthquake was
magnitude 6.3 and struck at a depth of 5km, 10km south-east of Christchurch CBD. It was shallower and closer to Christchurch than the 7.1 magnitude quake on September 4, which was recorded at a depth of 33km, near Darfield.
Three
Geonet monitors in the Christchurch CBD recorded
much worse ground shaking than was felt during the original September 4 quake. It was expected to have caused a fissure in the ground under its epicentre in Lyttelton.
The quake has caused
devastation. Emergency services are reporting multiple fatalities, serious injuries and extensive structural damage to buildings.
Hospitals throughout the South Island have been cleared to take in a flood of patients from Christchurch.
Fires are breaking out in the city centre. Reports are still emerging about people who remain
trapped. The iconic Christchurch Cathedral, which survived the original September 4 quake, has collapsed. Hospitals throughout the South Island have been cleared to take in a flood of patients from Christchurch.
Civil Defence Minister John Carter said there will be
continuous aftershocks in the wake of the quake.
He advised people who could not cope with the shocks to leave the city in the short term. A Geonet spokesman said the train of significant aftershocks would last about two days.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502981&objectid=10708024
Comments
Well there would be a lot less immigrants to the West Island, states Rolf.
Fixed by Rolf, fixes Rolf.
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Well! I'll be damned! Australia, The US, Japan and Indonesia have offered assistance so far. That's fuckin awesome mang. Just when I always thought the world was such a fucked up place..:cool:
So far our cunty government has accepted Australia's rescue assistance which is way :cool: That doesn't mean I like our government though. :mad:
Maybe she's dead :rolleyes: