A magnitude 5.5 quake rocked Christchurch today at 1pm local time, it was followed eight minutes later by a second quake that measured 4.4. Geonet recorded the quake, with the epicentre just off the beach at Sumner. Reference Number 3528810 Universal Time June 13 2011 at 1:00 NZ Standard Time Monday, June 13 2011 at…
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…
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