Christchurch has been rocked to it's core harder and longer than ever before yesterday with a Magnitude 6.3 earthquake striking Lyttleton and Christchurch areas as people were relaxing at lunch at 12:38pm.
Christchurch was a city getting back on it's feet again after the earlier earthquake on September 4 last year. So far, there have been 75 confirmed deaths with bodies being left where they are found to give rescuers time to retrieve those who are still alive in the rubble. New Zealand expects a much larger toll for this in the coming days and weeks. These are 75 mothers, daughters, sons and fathers they all had family and each and everyone was loved darely. It all seems so unreal to be witnessing this within our own sunny shores of New Zealand tucked away in the bottom corner of the world not bothering anyone, but yesterday was our day of trial and tribulation. The next coming days and weeks and New Zealand's time to shine. To show your neighbor, friend or stranger that kiwi hospitality. That kiwi generosity where we all come together.
Downtown Christchurch looks more like a clumsy giants playground rather than a hustling, bustling business central that it is. Rescue workers are painstakingly working hard through the night to try and retrieve survivors from all over the city.
Our hearts and thoughts are will all of those out there. Friends, Friends of friends who have been affected.
For more up to date information please see the Stuff.co.nz website.
As you will know Christchurch (and all around NZ) has been rocked by an earthquake this year. Here is the email that was send out by the Geonet website (website that monitors all seismographs in NZ).
-----Original Message-----
From: eqnews-bounces_a_tgeonet.org.nz On Behalf Of eqnews_at_geonet.org.nz
Sent: Saturday, 4 September 2010 8:53 a.m.
To: eqnews_at_geonet.org.nz
Subject: [GeoNet] Mag. 7.1 earthquake, Canterbury region, New Zealand
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT
GNS SCIENCE
GeoNet Data Centre
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
http://www.geonet.org.nz
The following earthquake has been recorded by GNS Science:
Reference number: 3366146/G
Universal Time: 3 September 2010 at 16:35
NZ Standard Time: Saturday, 4 September 2010 at 4:35 am
Latitude, Longitude: 43.55°S, 172.18°E
Location: 40 km west of Christchurch
Focal depth: 10 km
Moment magnitude: 7.1
Web page: http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/3366146g.html
Widely felt throughout New Zealand.
Note: the location, magnitude and depth have been revised.
