We came across a very touching account of what it’s like to live through the Christchurch earthquakes today. This is taken from a blog called From On Words and Upwards, it’s a record of the toll that the unrelenting quakes are having on the brave people of Christchurch and how, despite their fears and weariness,…
The Twitter community is starting to pick up on reports of the smell of sulphur in the air after this morning’s quake at Lyttelton. More to come… Update from Voxy.co.nz “A strong smell of sulphur across Christchurch’s eastern suburbs is being noticed following Saturday’s 7.1 earthquake, according to WeatherWatch.co.nz. New Brighton resident David Shone told…
Another large quake hit the Christchurch area at 7.49 this morning, it was believed to have been a 6.1 but that has now been downgraded. Twitter user are posting that major cracks have appeared in the Lyttelton tunnel – it has been closed, and that Plains FM Radio Station is being evacuated. The station broadcasts…
GNS Scientists have posted on YouTube video of the fault line ripped through the NZ landscape by the Christchurch 7.1 magnitude quake. Also from GNS Science – The Wellington Fault
Hawke’s Bay, scene of one of the most damaging earthquakes to have ever hit New Zealand, has today been rattled by an earthquake measuring 5.2 . The 15km-deep quake was located about 20km southeast of Porangahau at 10.48am. It was felt in the Hawke’s Bay and as far away as Wellington. It followed a smaller …
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