The sixth largest earthquake since the magnitude 7.1 September 4th quake, struck Canterbury this morning, forcing shops near the epicentre to close. The magnitude 5.5 quake hit at 9.09am and was centred 20km south west of Christchurch near Rolleston at a depth of 15 km. It was felt widely over the South Island and as…
We here at E2NZ extend our heartfelt condolences to the people of Canterbury and to those who have lost loved ones and colleagues in today’s quake. The blog will be closed for a while as a mark of respect.
Christchurch’s seismic activity was known about as far back as 1995, as this extract from Environmental and Engineering Geoscience; November 1995; v. 1; no. 4; p. 427-488 demonstrates. Its incredible that housing developments were permitted on areas likely to suffer from liquefaction. It is not surprising that so many homes were damaged in some areas.…
The Press has reported that an Irish couple has been held to ransom for the return of their flash drives, stolen during a robbery over the Labour weekend. The couple lef t their Springfield, Christchurch residence for a holiday in Mount Cook and returned to find their laptop, an harmonica and flash drives containing 9…
The much waited for report into the 4 Sept Canterbury Quake has been released and not all remediation and protection work will be provided for by the Earthquake Commission’s insurance cover. Of the 16,630 properties that were inspected, 6855 suffered land damage. According to a report in The Press newspaper : The report identifies three…
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