Wellington’s 808 Earthquake Prone Buildings, List Released

United Future leader Peter Dunne has made public Wellington City Council’s list of 808 earthquake prone buildings. The list appears on the United Future website. on 3 March 2011  United Future’s website gave the following press release Ohariu MP and UnitedFuture leader Peter Dunne today placed Wellington City Council’s list of earthquake-prone Wellington buildings on…

Earthquake Rocks Wellington

A large and sharp earthquake rattled Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand at 10.07 pm today. The 4.5 magnitude quake was widely felt in the North Island and caused alarm among many people in the city. Fortunately the quake was very short lived and isn’t thought to have caused much damage. It was centred…

Wellington Earthquake. Are You Prepared?

A reader has sent in a link to a video which depicts the possible scenario after a large scale (8.2) earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The Wellington Fault – New Zealand’s “most dangerous geological hazard” link Bearing in mind the disruption that a smaller scale 7.1 earthquake (and…