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More Earthquakes for Christchurch

Fresh earthquakes strike Christchurch earlier this afternoon. 5.5 and 6 Magnitudes.

David

Re: More Earthquakes for Christchurch

I was just looking at those. They were 120 minutes apart from each other.

Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

Re: More Earthquakes for Christchurch

Christchurch jolted by series of quake shocks

Buildings evacuated as earthquake-prone New Zealand city is shaken by strong tremors, leaving several people injured.

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Re: More Earthquakes for Christchurch

David,

I hope you and your family are alright.

Here's more information updated:

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Updated 3:05 PM Monday Jun 13, 2011


NZ Herald online


Several people have been confirmed injured in a swarm of earthquakes
that have struck Christchurch this afternoon, with six shakes since 1pm
causing damage all around the city.


The largest earthquake, a 6.0, struck at about 2.20pm.


The first shake hit at 1pm and was a magnitude 5.5 quake, but has been
eclipsed by the larger event.


It was felt as far away as Wellington and Invercargill and has seen
Christchurch Airport evacuated, with reports that one runway may have
been damaged in the shakes.


Fire Service spokesman Ian Lynn said a bridge has reportedly come down
following the magnitude 6.0 quake - believed to possibly be on Gayhurst
Road, Avonside.


He said there have been further callouts, mostly for broken water mains.


"This place is going mad."


Police are evacuating the central city red zone after reports of a
possible gas leak; and the Old Waimakariri bridge, Moorhouse Ave
overbridge, Gloucester/Gayhurst bridge and Anzac Ave bridge are all closed.


The Merivale Mall has also been closed and the central police station
has been evacuated.


The historic Lyttelton Timeball Station - which suffered significant
damage in the February 22 earthquake, has collapsed.


Since the 6.0 shake, there has been two further earthquakes, with a 4.9
magnitude quake at 2.40pm and a 3.7 quake at 3.08pm.


The quakes have all been in the same area, about 10km east of the city
and 10km deep.


Injuries and rescues


Two people have been rescued from a collapsed church in the centre of
Christchurch and several people have been taken to hospital in the wake
of the city's latest shake, but there have been no reports of any
serious injuries.


Sarah Martin of St Johns ambulance said six people have been transferred
to hospital with "moderately serious" injuries.


Mr Lynn said two people have been rescued from the St John Church on
Hereford and Madras streets, but they are not believed to be seriously
injured.


The city was first struck at 1pm by a powerful 5.5 magnitude earthquake
which was felt as far south as Dunedin.


The quake was at a depth of 11km, centred 10km south of Christchurch,
off the coast of Sumner.


It was followed by a magnitude 4.4 aftershock eight minutes later, which
struck in the same area and depth as the first shake, and another 3.4
quake at 1.28pm.


Police spokesman Stephen Hill said there had been no reports of serious
injuries sustained in the aftershocks.


He said officers had cleared a collapsed unit on the corner of Stanmore
and Worcester St and found no casualties.


Police were attending emergencies "right across the city", with most
calls focused on liquefaction damage in suburbs and building damage in
the city centre, he said.


Calls to the Fire Service are coming largely from the coastal areas. All
resources in the area are responding, including volunteer brigades. The
Christchurch Urban Search and Rescue team has been deployed.


Herald reporter Jarrod Booker, who was at the Riccarton Racecourse
attending the coroner's inquest into 106 deaths at the CTV building
during the February 22 quake, said there was severe shaking with the
ground "moving side-to side" during this afternoon's first shake.


"People started running out of the building, they were quite frightened."


The first shake was felt in Ashburton, Timaru and Dunedin.


Damage report


There have been reports of liquefaction bubbling up from the ground in
the central Christchurch suburb of Richmond and the outer suburbs.


Rocks have been seen falling from the hills in Sumner, while the
University of Canterbury and Riccarton Mall have both been evacuated.


Lyttelton Tunnel closed briefly, but has reopened.


The Christchurch City Council say residents in Heberden Avenue, Sumner
have been asked to self-evacuate for their own safety.


The council says it is still assessing the situation followibng today's
large aftershocks.


People are advice to limit their travel to ease congestion to make it
easier for emergency service to travel.


A caller told Newstalk ZB's Danny Watson the Centra Hotel opposite the
Grand Chancellor is on a lean.


"It appears as though one of the walls on the western side is probably
on a lean of 5 to 10 degrees.


"It looks out of place by 5 - 8 metres from the top down to the bottom."


Another caller said that water is pouring out of buildings on Stanmore Road.


"It's a funny colour. It looks like sewage."


One Facebook user said they were "not enjoying being up the hill above
sumner right now... Saw half a bloody cliff fall from that shake".


Power and phone


Power and phone services have been cut around Christchurch.


The earthquake has impacted both the cellphone and landline network.
Telecom says it is assessing any potential network impact.


Telecom is also urging customers to text word messages, rather than
pictures or video, and to limit voice calls to help conserve load on the
network.


Telecom said there was some evidence of overloading on its network "as
you would expect when there has been a decent shake".


Orion NZ says power has been cut to around 54,000 customers across
Christchurch following the magnitude 6 earthquake.


Orion reports Spreydon, Sumner, Redcliffs, Heathcote, New Brighton,
Dallington, Fendalton and St Albans have all been affected by power cuts.


Eastern update


Christchurch East MP Aaron Gilmore said he drove from his office to his
home in his electorate after the 5.5 magnitude quake.


He said the areas which were heavily hit by liquefaction after the
February 22 earthquake - Parklands, New Brighton, Bexley, Aranui - once
again have flooded streets.


"There is mud, liquefaction water and potholes all along the streets
that have already been repaired in the last few months.


"The poor guys who have been doing all that work - well they're out
there already."


"It is pretty serious.


He said the magnitude 6 quake felt much stronger.


"There will certainly be some injuries from these quakes - hopefully
there are no major serious injuries."


More damage at Cathedral


Christchurch Cathedral dean Peter Beck said the "very big" aftershock
had shaken his temporary offices above Christ's College.


Students had been evacuated and were gathering on the school fields, he
said.


He had received reports about damage to homes and more damage to the
city centre, but no word of injuries.


"We just hope and pray that no-one's been hurt.


"It's a hard time but at the same time we are an extremely resilient
people. We will live through it. We will continue to recover and rebuild
our city."


The aftershock would have inflicted further damage on the severely
earthquake hit Christchurch Cathedral, Mr Beck said.


Stronger 'peak ground acceleration'


GNS Science seismologist Jennifer Coppola said the first earthquake
would have felt stronger than last Monday's 5.5 magnitude aftershock, as
it had a stronger peak ground acceleration.


Ms Coppola said GNS Science had forecast between one and 10 aftershocks
between magnitude 4 and 4.9, and between zero and two larger than
magnitude 5 for Canterbury between May 19 and June 18.


"So we've hit the magnitude 5 and above number - hopefully there are no
more."


Twitter reaction


Residents have taken to Twitter to post about the quake.


Lilmagoolie said her house "wobbled like crazy" - with the shaking
almost as bad as the February shock.


"Big quake. House still moving. Alarms going off everywhere."


Mattdeevee said: "oh my gosh that was so scary!!!!!! Biggest since Feb
by far 5.9?!"


Nathanael Boehm, NathanaelB, said he was ready to jump out a
"Was up and ready to leap out a window if it started coming down!"


Joy Reid of TVNZ tweeted about being in Riccarton mall: "Stuff fell off
shelves.people crying.everyone leaving," she tweeted.


Earlier today a 4.3-magnitude quake hit near Darfield in central
Canterbury.


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