Earthquake Struck Christchurch, New Zealand 2010

Earthquake Struck Christchurch, New Zealand 2010

Not many details yet, but the USGS Earthquake list shows a M7.2 earthquake ~25-30 km from Christchurch, New Zealand. I’ll post more details as I find them, but here is a Google Map of the epicenter –

UPDATE: the refined location puts it further from Christchurch, to the northwest. The earthquake appears to be relatively shallow – 16-30 km deep, but that is a preliminary estimate.

CNN :: A powerful earthquake that struck New Zealand on Saturday caused “a lot of damage,” though there are no reports of serious injuries or major damage, an emergency official said.

“It was like a freight train running through the house,” said Chris Monroe, operations manager for the New Zealand Fire Service.

The quake had a magnitude of 7.0, down from an initial assessment of 7.4, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck about 35 miles from Christchurch, a city of about 386,000 people.

An aftershock with a magnitude of 5.7 struck not far from the epicenter about 20 minutes later, the survey said.

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