7.0 Earthquake Hits New Zealand Near Christchurch

[baker7]

This one made me think of Marty - You OK???

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A major earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.

The quake, which had a depth of 33 kms (20.5 miles), was felt throughout much of the South Island and southern parts of the North Island, but did not trigger a tsunami.

Police in Christchurch, New Zealand's second-largest city with a population of about 342,000 people, said there were many reports of broken windows, items thrown off shelves, toppled chimneys, with power and water services disrupted

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Brian

[martymas]

hi baker

yes it was a bit scary

the city i lve in is not known for shakes

but this one was huge by our standardsmillions of dollars worth of damage

thank god no deaths

and the injury list is light for the magnatude of the shake

i haven bin here for some time

but when ime able i come for a chat

you take care

and good luck

marty

[hitest]

Good to hear you are okay, marty! That must have been frightening indeed!

[martymas]

yo hitest

yes lets say i may have peed my pants

where i was born earthquakes are common

but small this bugger wa 5 times as strong

and worse was the after shocks

a friend and i toured over the affected area

all bridges

in the area once an emmergency

was raised

were closed off to the public

strangly enough there were some who tried to flaunt the rules

but the army were on hand

to stopped any one from getting hurt

every year we have earthquake drill

were we have do what is safe ffor us

like when the quake started

i made for the door and stayed on my lawn

until i though ti was safe

those after shakes are the frightening thing

so i stayed close to my door

it was bloody clod

as we are comming off winter

some residence went for tents

and the sadining part there were children

ok other parts of the world have it worse then us

but when it happens to you

you pee your pants

sorry for wandering off but i needed to get it off my chest

now i feel better

marty