Hi everyone,
Today has been most interesting. I haven’t mentioned earthquakes for a while but here is one to get the trivia buffs going.
How many earthquakes did Christchurch experience on June 13th 2011?
What was the biggest?
I was out driving and thought I had a flat tyre, the car was wriggling all over the road. I stopped and the car was still wriggling. It took a while to realise what had happened. Fortunately no damage here.
David
I guess 3: 5.2, 6.0, 4.6
Colleen NE Calif.
Dear Daffnet and Laura:
Our Christchurch friend, Gavin Field, is here with us for the summer, and just got the call from his daughter in Christchurch. She has been able to move from her home over to her dad’s place just outside the worse area where she lives.
You have no idea what damage has been suffered by those in New Zealand, it’s just terrible.Today, a 6.3 and a 5.7 right after. They will never rebuild Christchurch, according to Gavin–
Thanks for prayers from all of you
Gene and Fran Cameron
Silverton, Oregon
David:
It must be a real challenge to maintain equanimity in the face of such a string of calamities. We send you our best wishes for equanimity, safety, and the safety of your loved ones and compatriots.
Melissa
Latest NZ Quake on par with killer shake
from the Sydney Morning Herald
June 14, 2011 – 10:54AM
AAP
The latest violent quake to hit Christchurch has been upgraded to match the power of the devastating February shake that killed 181 people and destroyed the CBD.
The quake which hit at 2.20pm (1220 AEST) on Monday was actually 6.3-magnitude, not the 6.0 initially measured by New Zealand’s GNS Science.
The quake that hit 80 minutes earlier has also been upgraded from 5.5 to 5.7-magnitude.
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The reassessment confirms what many residents believed, that the second earthquake was of the same ferocity as the February quake that crippled their city.
Monday’s twin quakes collapsed buildings, leaving 15,000 homes without power and water, and caused widespread liquefaction.
Canterbury District Health Board has confirmed that one man, an elderly rest home resident, died as a result of the quake, and a further 45 people suffered moderate injuries.
The disaster once again plunged the already-devastated city into a chaos of silt geysers, rockslides, dust clouds, traffic jams and collapsing buildings.
More than 15,000 homes remain without power, and dozens had to be evacuated after they were hammered by falling rocks from the many severe aftershocks that still shake the city.
The iconic ChristChurch Cathedral, badly damaged in February, lost more masonry and will have to be taken down first even if it is reconstructed.