New Zealand Earthquake

Earlier today I got notification of an earthquake in South Island NZ registering 6.4 (I think it was). I've just received an update on that, now it says it was 7.4. That's quite a big one isn't it?


M7.4 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND



Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time •13 Nov 2016 11:02:57 UTC
•13 Nov 2016 23:02:57 near epicenter
•13 Nov 2016 12:02:57 standard time in your timezone

Location 42.779S 173.129E
Depth 10 km
Distances •53 km (32 mi) NE of Amberley, New Zealand
•77 km (47 mi) NNE of Kaiapoi, New Zealand
•93 km (57 mi) NNE of Christchurch, New Zealand
•155 km (96 mi) SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand
•214 km (132 mi) SW of Wellington, New Zealand

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 1.9 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters Nph = 118; Dmin = 52.5 km; Rmss = 1.30 seconds; Gp = 73°
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Event ID us 1000778i

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That sounds horrid Loretta I hope there are not a lot of casualties...

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I hope not Meg, but all I have is the notification above. I haven't seen or heard anything anywhere else.

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Live earthquake map with details of the quakes can be found here.... click on details on the listings below the map.

http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...istchurch.html

edited. Just read the article quickly. A lot of damage in stores and homes, and cracks in roads. Not read anything about loss of human life, thankfully.

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Christchurch again - those poor people - not that long since their last one! Nasty things, earthquakes.

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I shall be going to Sth Island in a little over three weeks to spend Christmas with some of my Grandkids. I've not heard anything from them yet but they are much further south (Timaru) than where the earthquake hit. There are now stories of a Tsunami so I won't be going to bed until I make contact.

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Ezy have you looked at the local press and Twitter feeds for latest details ..

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-a...ectid=11747414

Wishing your family safe and well Ezy x

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Echoing Meg's sentiments! Hope all are safe and well.

My friend lives in Wellington and I've messaged her on FB, asking if she's ok, and sending my best wishes to them all.

I saw the damage in Christchurch for myself, when we had overnight stops there on my tour. Very sad. Such a beautiful country.

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I just read here, there is also a video. It looks dreadful, those poor people.


http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk...ch-new-9251440