Earthquake Near Mount Cook

A very shallow 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Mount Cook area just before noon today. The quake was felt as at *Fox Glacier, in Christchurch and as far north as Waikanae in the North Island. *The 22 February that hit Christchurch last caused 30 million tonnes of ice to fall from the Tasman Glacier, 200…

5.4 Quake Hits Gisborne / Tokomaru Bay

Geonet quake drums are showing that a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has rocked Gisborne and Tokomaru Bay this evening. Felt reports may be viewed here as they come in Reference Number: 3485333 NZDT: Fri, Mar 25 2011 9:39 pm Magnitude: 5.4 Depth: 60 km Details: 10 km north-west of Tokomaru Bay Its looking quite large on…

Philippines May Sue Over Collapsed CTV Building – Updated

(Scroll down for updates) Following the lead of Chinese families who lost their children in the Christchurch earthquake  and were offered lower than expected compensation under the NZ government’s ACC scheme, the Philippine government has said they will sue if liability is proved in the collapse of the CTV building. All of the Philippines’ dead…

Wellington Earthquake, Are You Prepared?

Do you know the effects that a major earthquake will have in Wellington, capital of New Zealand? Following on from yesterday’s blog about the 1996 documentary, in which cogent warnings about the effects of an earthquake in Christchurch were proven unnervingly accurate, we’d like to re-publish a blog we posted in early October last year.…