Earthquaking
Bad in my area, heck another one hit when i was at the hairdresser, which was wwerid, because the last time i was at the hairdresser, the same thing happen.
No damage to our place. One or two of them woke me up, one was quite strong but I was too tired to stay awake. Another one hit while I was watching a movie just over an hour ago - it was quite powerful also.
loyalgunner2010-12-26 14:34:17
when do they stop being aftershocks and become earthquakes? That one at 10.30 this morning was no aftershock!!
I'm pleased to be leaving on holiday down south tomorrow and away from these quakes.
when do they stop being aftershocks and become earthquakes? That one at 10.30 this morning was no aftershock!!
I'm pleased to be leaving on holiday down south tomorrow and away from these quakes.�
When they become unrelated to the original (ie on another fault) or they it's larger than the first one
We felt one last night and one this morning at 10:30. Amazing really considering where we live, they all seem to be centered in Chch city now.
I felt one whilst in Riccarton Mall this arvo too actually, apparently the 10:30 one this morning actually shut the mall down for a bit.timmymadden2010-12-26 21:53:33
Quake Details
Information about this earthquake:
Reference Number 3437366/G Universal Time December 26 2010 at 11:10 NZ Daylight Time Monday, December 27 2010 at 0:10 am Latitude, Longitude 43.53�S, 172.62�E Focal Depth 3 km Richter magnitude 4.4 Region Canterbury Location- Within 5 km of Christchurch
what's going on down there?
Getting bombed i tell you. Feels like it. Not very fun!
Getting bombed i tell you. Feels like it. Not very fun!
Bad day , felt three of them, the oens that struck during work were awful
And it goes on.... 5 months now, got one just over an hour ago that shook our car around whilst waiting for mrs timmymadden to hurry the f**k up woman.
Didnt fell it at all.
sheesh. have escaped to Dunedin so haven't felt a thing!
Another massive earth quake in Christchurch. 6.3 at 5km deep. Houses and buildings down apparently
Yeah. Old Telecom mobile network unwell. XT patchy. Hard News2011-02-22 13:12:45
From Stuff:
Witnesses said there were buildings down all around Cathedral Square in the city, with the church destroyed. Witnesses said there would be "deaths" this time.
Christchurch resident Sean Scanlon said it was by far the biggest shake since the original September 4 quake. The power was out and phone lines jammed.
Christchurch Hospital was being evacuated, a spokewoman for the hospital said.
Cathedral spire has collapsed, more building down. Hope everyone is ok. Happy I got in touch with fam already.
My old work building, the ceiling came down and large parts of building broke off.
My old work building, the ceiling came down and large parts of building broke off.
Footage looks bad, really bad.
:(
Expecting the worst after seeing TV3's footage.
On TV1 now guys. Allegedly 1 death and the footage is more scarey than the last one mainly because of the crowd numbers around.
Tv3 Confirms multiple casualties, sh*t such a horrible situation. Ahhhhh
there are triage centres at Latimer Square, Central City; Spotlight Mall, Sydenham; Sanitarium
Not sure if anyone would check here for news. but eh
Not sure if anyone would check here for news. but eh
Police....."Multiple fatalities have been reported at several locations in the central city, including two buses crushed by falling buildings. A doctor and emergency services are attending".
oh f**k. unbelievable. speechless.
Downey262011-02-22 14:42:27
Downey262011-02-22 14:42:27
Praying for all in the Canterbury area.
TV3 coverage - taking live feeds. Pretty sad alright. Much much more devastating than last years.
This is terrible - only just managed to see some of the footage now, absolutely devastating.
I hope Scottishbhoy, LoyalGunner, Ahmad and other Christchurch feverites are okay, watching TV3 live feed looks absolutely shocking
Think ScottishBhoy is in Dunedin, Otago varsity?
Yeah I forgot uni was starting, I think LG is coming to vic so may be up in wellington already, lucky break for them
Fingers crossed that casualties will be a minimum.
Fingers crossed that casualties will be a minimum.
+1
I just wish the journalists would use acurate terms and cut out the sensationalist comments. All that does is upset relatives of people down there. just be factual - is it too much to ask?
A lady in serious shock "Did you see any blood?" WTF sort of question is that to ask?
LG is okay. Concerned that he hasn't spoken to his father.
Fingers crossed that casualties will be a minimum.
+1
+2
Fingers crossed on that one too HN.
Made it to sky news aus, CNN,
I'm in Blenheim on my way to Wellington. Family is OK. Hadn't heard from Dad or Pa but they're fine which is a relief. House sounds fine bar sewerage problems (smells horrid apparently) but that's the least of peoples concerns. Please pray.