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CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE

Kiwis are robust people.  I don’t think they were expecting to get kicked that hard by this latest quake.  A fissure was created, going for miles.  ARE YOU IN NZ?  DID YOU FEEL IT?  let us know here.

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2 Responses to “CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE”

  1. Ruth says:
    8. December 2010 at 01:35

    I live in Christchurch 5 kms from the epicentre of the 7.1 (7.4) mag earthquake on 4 September 2010. Our house was jolted severely for 30-40 seconds. We had minor damage and we are only 5 kms from the epicentre…however 25% of eastern suburbs suffered severe liquifaction destroying roads, houses and land. NO ONE WAS KILLED> what a miracle. Our central city suffered badly with historic buildings being destroyed which werent earthquake strengthed. 3 months later we have lived through 3700 aftershocks of which 151 were 4+ mag. and 13 were 5+. refer http://quake.crowe.co.nz/

  2. admin says:
    8. December 2010 at 10:00

    Ruth,
    I was in Christchurch 6 months ago, and your city is absolutely beautiful. The amount of aftershocks is not rare, but the size is surprising to us. Thank you for your comments. Being in the “Ring of Fire” is challenging.

    Our purpose there was to build Tsunami Alert Systems for several cities. Yours was a main one because of the low-lying areas on your immediate coastline, allowing so much damage in 1960 because of that Tsunami. We did not get much response from your city, as most didn’t remember the 1960 Tsunami. We had better luck in Dunedin and Wellington.

    We hope all returns to normal soon. It took 13 years for that to occur after 1960. Best of Luck!

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