 Christchurch earth quake |
 Sep 5 2010, 08:17 AM
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Just had a huge earthquake where i live on Friday at 4:35AM.
Measured 7.1 on Richter sale - very similar to the one Haiti had, the Christchurch one being only slightly more strong. No one died from it, which is really remarkable considering the strength of the quake. Was a crazy experience. Lasted around a minute of violent shaking etc. Had stuff fall off my desk, broken glass, and the large cupboard next to my pc fell down and broke. The damage has been fairly bad in the older parts of the city, with lots of the buildings falling down etc. However for the most part there is very little damage to houses etc. Our power was out for about 12 hours, and internet around 36 hours. There has also been some damage to the water and sewage pipes. As a result there is extensive flooding in some area's of the suburbs, and some water has been contaminated, though not all the supply has been tested, so we have been boiling all our drinking water etc. Some information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4096791/Fa...bury-earthquake pics!         
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Sep 5 2010, 10:37 AM
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Holy shit D:
I hope your house survived :x --------------------   Hello friend. |
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Sep 5 2010, 10:53 AM
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wow hope u are OK
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Sep 5 2010, 11:10 AM
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Thats one hefty earthquake, pretty crazy that there were no deaths if you look at other similar earthquakes of that strength.
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Sep 5 2010, 12:38 PM
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Holy crap
 Hope there wasn't damage to your house Opti 
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Sep 5 2010, 01:34 PM
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That looks pretty bad!
Great that you're allright! :-) -------------------- |
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Sep 5 2010, 02:11 PM
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Glad you're alright and eveybody else too
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Sep 5 2010, 11:59 PM
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Yeah pretty much no damage to my house. Its fairly new (~4 years), so it is has earth quake proofing etc.
Quite a crazy event. Wonder how long it will take to repair all the damage. |
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Sep 7 2010, 12:46 AM
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QUOTE (optical @ Sep 6 2010, 12:59 AM)  Yeah pretty much no damage to my house. Its fairly new (~4 years), so it is has earth quake proofing etc. Quite a crazy event. Wonder how long it will take to repair all the damage. Wow glad you're okay, did anyone die in the Earthquake? |
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Sep 7 2010, 02:46 AM
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QUOTE (Indianola @ Sep 7 2010, 12:46 PM) Wow glad you're okay, did anyone die in the Earthquake? None so far. |
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