The NZ Herald reporting on the Christchurch earthquake inquiry have said that GNS scientists held back from making predictions about another powerful aftershock following the Boxing Day 2011 quake. “Government earthquake experts held back forecasts of a massive aftershock for Christchurch following the magnitude 4.9 Boxing Day jolt because they didn’t want to alarm the…
The Canterbury region of New Zealand was shaken by a strong 5.5 magnitude earthquake this evening. Data from Geonet place the epicentre 20km east of Christchurch at a depth of only 12km. The quake was later classified as a new event by the Earthquake Commission for insurance purposes, fresh claims may be made for damage.…
The Wall Street Journal announced today that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings both downgraded New Zealand’s government debt on Friday, citing the country’s worsening external-debt position and the costs of earthquake recovery. But the WSJ warned there may be worse to come “the double-downgrades come at a sensitive time for the island…
Was this the large earthquake that Ken Ring predicted for the last week of September? A large 5.8 magnitude earthquake (see above for location) struck off the east coast of New Zealand at 11.42 pm tonight. It was felt from the Bay of Plenty to Hawkes Bay. Earlier in the evening the USGS also reported…
A magnitude 4 earthquake rocked the Christchurch area this morning, it was reported on Geonet.org.nz as follows Reference Number 3581725 Universal Time September 19 2011 at 1:51 NZ Standard Time Monday, September 19 2011 at 1:51 pm Latitude, Longitude 43.62°S, 172.80°E Focal Depth 12 km Richter magnitude 4.0 Region Canterbury Location 10 km east of…
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