Another large, shallow quake rocked Canterbury this afternoon. The 4.8 quake was centred 10km NE of Christchurch near Waimairi Beach and was only 9 km deep. This most recent quake caused disruption to power supplies for around half an hour and many people said it felt as powerful as the 7.1 quake that hit the…
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…
More than a month after the 7.1 magnitude quake struck the Canterbury region of South Island residents of the area are still enduring sizable and potentially damaging quakes on a daily basis. Reports are that almost 3,000 quakes of varying intensities have shaken the region over the last month, causing far more than phyiscal damage…
The repercussions of the 4 Sept earthquake in Christchurch and the surrounding area are set to be felt far longer than the multiple smaller quakes that have plagued and scared residents since ‘the big one.’ September earthquakes in & around Christchurch A contributor to the Trademe forum left the following message on Thursday 14 October,…
Today’s newspaper The Press is carrying an article that says that the owners of some earthquake damaged houses in the Christchurch area will receive no compensation for the drop in value of their homes. The situation is leaving some people with mortgages that are greater than the value of their homes. To add insult to…
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