U.S.G.S. reports that strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, the biggest city on the nation's South Island, in the middle of the night. I will be posting updates as information becomes available. Link to Shake Map
*Tsunamis not expected on U.S. West Coast - but stay tuned for updates
Link to citizen photos of earthquake in Christchurch
A second link to a twitter photo
A third link to four more photos ( reported to be a Christchurch Hospital)
Not all earthquakes cause tsunamis....
ReplyDeleteSome tsunamis are caused by underwater nukes.
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Shaun2,
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I'll sleep better at night after reading that story.
* I'm attempting to fix the "link" problem. But until I hear back from blogger, I've discovered that I can open the links - if I highlight the link (as if to copy it) and then right click the link which asks me if I want to open it.
FOUL!!!! Or maybe just hero worship... ;)
ReplyDeleteBummer, I plan to spend a month or more on the South Island this winter, having visited the North Island last fall. Great country, great wines, and lots of lamb on the menu....
While we were there the big quakes at Vanuatu and Samoa happened and we had to stay off the beach one day because of their first ever tsunami warning.
They have had several 8.0 plus quakes off the South Island in the last several years, but this one was located inland of Christchurch in a mountainous region. They shake rattle and roll as much as anywhere except Santorini, but most are small. Hope no one was injured.
Most tsunamis are caused by underwater or coastline quakes, so if this is inland a tsunami is not an issue.
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