Non-motoring > New Zealand Quake Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Zero Replies: 8
View Threaded 

New Tue 22 Feb 11 12:24 
 New Zealand Quake - Zero
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12533291

A biggie by all accounts, centre on a populated area.

Dont we have some members down there?
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Tue 22 Feb 11 12:27 
 New Zealand Quake - Focusless
There's NickinNZ, last posted Saturday.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Tue 22 Feb 11 12:30 
 New Zealand Quake - R.P.
I was about to mention him -I'll drop him an e-mail.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Tue 22 Feb 11 13:57 
 New Zealand Quake - Armel Coussine
Yeah, my sister's house in Purau badly damaged. We stayed there a couple of years ago. Overlooks a bay or sound in which dolphins can often be seen sporting about.

My niece's house also badly damaged, as it was last time (chimney fell down or something). No one hurt though, alhamdulillah!
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Tue 22 Feb 11 15:55 
 New Zealand Quake - PeteW
Have family in South Brighton (Christchurch). Waiting to hear from them. They've just completed rebuilding from last Septembers quake.....
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Tue 22 Feb 11 22:57 
 New Zealand Quake - R.P.
Sent Nick an e-mail. Looks awful from the news reports.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Tue 22 Feb 11 23:52 
 New Zealand Quake - R.P.
Nick's safe and well - just had a reply.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 23 Feb 11 08:48 
 New Zealand Quake - PeteW
'Luckily' they were still staying with friends upstate so are safe and well, but it looks like the rebuild will need doing again. And doubtful whether insurance will pay for a second time?
Reply to this message | Report message
       
New Wed 23 Feb 11 13:26 
 New Zealand Quake - corax
Apparently they thought that Christchurch was safe. Although the epicentre was milder than the last one, the rocks above it, and the ones that Christchurch sit on, are relatively loose, so they move more than a layer of solid rock.

I fail to see how anywhere that sits on two fault lines is going to be safe - especially in a country where there are bubbling mud pools and sulphurous gases drifting through the air.

Talking of plate movement, the area around Bardabunga is showing signs of increased
activity :

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/iceland/8311924/Icelandic-volcano-set-to-erupt.html

It'll probably blow just as everyone wants to jet off on their holidays. Pray that the winds are in the right direction.
Reply to this message | Report message
       
Latest Forum Posts