Planning to move to Christchurch to help with the rebuild? You should keep an eye on a series that Stuff.co.nz is running, asking readers to submit their before and after earthquake photos. The first one (above) is a sobering reminder that after three years the city still has a long way to go. View the…
We’ve heard that the EQC has received hundreds of new claims after yesterday’s quakes. The questions we’d like answered are: Does it have the resources and expertise to settle all claims in a timely manner? Does it, or New Zealand, have adequate resources to deal with the Alpine Fault or the big one that is sure…
A ‘severe’ 6.2 magnitude earthquake today caused widespread damage and disruption through much of the southern part of the North Island. Fortunately on this occasion there were no serious casualties or loss of life during the quake or its subsequent aftershocks. Fifteen people have been locked out of their homes (locks were changed to prevent re-entry) after the…
A strong earthquake affected parts of Christchurch tonight. The magnitude 4.6 quake was just 8km deep and centred 10km south west of Christchurch. So far there have been over 3,000 reports made to GNS, whose drums recordings show it was detected over much of New Zealand (see below) Given the late hour there have yet to be any…
6.5 Cook Strait & 6.3 Christchurch quakes compared – they don't really! Thanks @geonet. http://t.co/5ZvXWH5j8C #EQNZ pic.twitter.com/RAL7CN78Nd — Simon Ragoonanan (@SimonRagoonanan) July 24, 2013 The quakes now have their own Wikipedia page: 2013 Cook Strait earthquake @Te_Papa Given its location what precautions does Te Papa take against tsunamis? or doesn’t it need to do that?…
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