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  • #46
    Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

    Christchurch earthquake: Locals praise dairy owner

    By Celeste Gorrell Anstiss
    5:30 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010

    A dairy owner shaken awake by yesterday's quake opened his shop early to give away milk and sell batteries below cost to needy customers.

    Suresh Patel of P&P Dairy in Hoon Hay went to open the shop as aftershocks rippled through Christchurch.

    Local woman Shirley Homer, who was caught without batteries for a torch during the power cut that followed the earthquake, said she went to the dairy expecting prices to be at a premium. Instead she was impressed to find Patel was giving his stock away

    more http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchur...ectid=10671208

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    • #47
      Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

      (Editorial)

      <table><tbody><tr><td class="contentheading" width="100&#37;">A chilling reminder of what can happen</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="contentpaneopen" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table class="mxcdefault_dotted" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Written by Russell Hunter</td></tr><tr><td>on 04-09-2010 10:36



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      Today’s topic:


      The New Zealand earthquake has eerie echoes for Samoa

      Excerpt:

      At least we know – if any reminders were needed – that developing nations such as Samoa are not the only ones who can suffer from natural disasters.

      Yet, it brings no comfort whatsoever to see our friends and families to the south struck by a massive earthquake that has devastated New Zealand’s second largest city.
      It’s a stark reminder that natural disasters can and do strike anywhere without warning.

      Fortunately no deaths have yet been reported in the stricken areas but the government has declared a state of emergency.
      ...

      The people of Samoa will of course remember their own ordeal almost a year ago when a deadly tsunami struck the islands. Reports from New Zealand of trucks carting water to the stricken areas, of hospitals treating injured people, of houses utterly destroyed will come as chilling reminders.

      Our first reaction will no doubt be to offer whatever help we can at individual, family and government levels. Remember what New Zealand did for us in our time of need – and continues to assist in the rebuilding effort.

      In the days after the September 29 tsunami your newspaper carried reports of tragedy, despair and devastation. But there were also stories of near miraculous survival and the triumph of the human spirit.

      There’s no doubt similar reports will reach us via the New Zealand media in the coming days. Natural disasters do seem to bring out the best in us all. With the support of family, friends, churches, emergency services and caring people of all walks of life we overcome the worst of experiences.
      So what can we do to help our friends through their own time of trial?

      Of course we lack the material resources that New Zealand was able to bring to bear to alleviate our own suffering and repair infrastructural damage – but Samoans do not lack any spirit of giving.
      Anything we can possibly give, be it symbolic support, family sympathy or simply prayer, we surely will give.

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      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
      -Nelson Mandela

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      • #48
        Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

        I am so thankful to have gotten through 1 1/2 days since a HUGE Quake shook Christchurch and the Canterbury region of South Island, New Zealand. About 4:35 a.m. Saturday morning I was awakened here in the easternmost suburb of Christchurch, New Brighton beach to the sound of a freightrain-sounding noise and the house being shaken. I was in my bed, and looked out my window to see the house next door tilting back and forth. It was truly scary. It was a 7.4 or thereabouts, some later said it was a 7.1, and i kid you not, there was a sound along with the quake like the roar of the ocean surf, but it came from the ground as it rocked and rolled the whole region for a minute or more, accompanied by the sound of bottles and dishes and pictures falling to the floor, some shattering on impact, others bouncing off other items. I felt at least 5 periodic S-waves ripple through...and there was some liquefaction subsidence further south along southshore taking out on of the bridges. After it stopped I got up and realized that all the electricity had failed, the city was dark, the streetlamps were off, and my dog joined me in walking to the house of Mary and Perry on our corner with Marine Parade. They had a battery-powered radio and gas bottles to heat water for tea and coffees and we sat up and listened to the national radio broadcast, after we'd first climbed the dune boardwalk to check the ocean swell.
        Well to make a long story short, lots of homes have lost their chimneys, and hundreds of old heritage site buildings in downtown Central Business District of Christchurch have come down or are untenable now and need to come down...We in Christchurch depend on our port supplies via Lyttleton port township and the docks and local buildings like the Empire Hotel and the Harbour Light have sustained lots of damage as well as far north as Kaiapoi where there are stretches of ripped up, warped, broken roads, and footpaths and bridges..and lots of broken sewer and water mains.

        WOOHOO We're back on power )))
        We've waited nearly 36 hrs to get our power restored, water lines and sewage flowing again, so we had a cold Saturday night, let's just say that I'm happy just to have a roof over my head that doesn't have stars poking through tonight. I'm looking forward to our first hot meal in nearly two days.

        We've had 51 aftershocks that I've felt and that's 51 too many. One of the cats didn't come home for more than 24 hours and yet I've gotten to know all the neighbors on this side of Rodney Street, and enjoyed some nice warm cuppa's and kindness, so no matter how much we've lost, there's always a silver lining. Thanks to RoRo, and those who've called, and to those who've emailed. What amazing times we live in. I'll try to call Sally tomorrow just to catch up.
        We're IMHO going to need a lot of outside help to get through this and for our region to recover, so say a prayer and do what you can for people of South Island. Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday here and workers are asked to check with employers before returning to workplaces that may or may not be open tomorrow. Best wishes to all of you going through this.
        We're currently having gale force Northwesterly winds, which may push down structures already loosened, and tomorrow a cold southerly will bring winter weather again with threats of flooding from the now-damaged Waimakariri River banks.
        yours,
        joseph clay roehl

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        • #49
          Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

          Quake-damaged Christchurch faces a year to recover - Summary


          Wellington - Shops and offices in the centre of Christchurch will be closed through Monday after engineers ruled it too dangerous to allow people back into the area following a 7.1-magnitude quake.

          Teams of engineers inspected about 90 damaged buildings in the central business district. City officials said a police cordon around several blocks would be maintained for another night and workers should stay at home Monday.

          Officials closed off unsafe buildings in the centre, where about 8,000 apartment dwellers were the only people allowed to come and go.

          Prime Minister John Key said it would take at least a year to rebuild the centre of the South Island's largest city, gateway to the country for hundreds of thousands of international tourists annually.

          A state of emergency was in place and authorities said all schools in the affected region would be closed at least until Wednesday while their safety was checked.

          All city buses remained off the roads because of deep crevasses caused by the quake and some rail services were unable to resume because of damaged tracks.

          The only death in Saturday's pre-dawn quake, the most damaging to hit a New Zealand city since 1931, was a heart attack victim. Two people seriously injured by falling debris were still in hospital.

          Civil Defence Minister John Carter said the quake had damaged stopbanks protecting low-lying residential areas from the Waimakariri River, which was likely to rise from heavy rain in the Southern Alps.

          He said residents may have to be evacuated to join others in temporary welfare centres because their houses were wrecked.

          Civil defence officials estimated that more than 500 commercial buildings in and around the city were damaged by the quake and up to 20 per cent of houses were uninhabitable.

          Christchurch Hospital received a stream of people with minor injuries incurred when trying to repair their houses. One man fell off when an aftershock hit, a spokeswoman said.

          City Mayor Bob Parker said power had been restored to about 95 per cent of users, but water supply was interrupted by at least 200 reported fractures of underground pipes.

          Authorities feared a health crisis in a city where the H1N1 swine flu virus was reported to be rampant, and warned people to boil all drinking water because of contamination by burst sewage pipes.

          Scores of substantial aftershocks battered the region overnight and Sunday, the largest registering 5.1 on the Richter scale.

          The state Earthquake Commission estimated it would receive 100,000 applications for compensation from victims in the city and the surrounding Canterbury province, where a number of small rural towns were badly damaged.

          The prime minister Key estimated damage at more than 2 billion New Zealand dollars (1.4 billion US dollars). He said Monday's cabinet meeting would consider a priority list for infrastructure repairs.

          Army units were on standby and the state of emergency was likely to remain in place for several days in the city of nearly 400,000 people.


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          • #50
            Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

            Good to hear you are ok Joe!
            "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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            • #51
              Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

              yes we were wondering how you were doin down there! good news you,Kiwi bird and Sally are safe
              CSI:WORLD http://swineflumagazine.blogspot.com/

              treyfish2004@yahoo.com

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              • #52
                Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                Great to hear from you Joe. Glad you are ok.

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                • #53
                  Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                  We went out on our bicycles. Here are some of the images we took.

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                  Police cordon off this bridge. I saw one man wanting to cross it so he could buy water at the dairy (corner shop) on the other side of the river.

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                  We are not sure what this structure is. They are next to the river and several are damaged.

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                  The front of these shops have fallen off.

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                  Foot bridge is twisted and mangled. I saw people playing on this bridge

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                  A willow tree has fallen across the river.
                  Last edited by Sally Furniss; September 5, 2010, 04:46 PM. Reason: resize images

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                  • #54
                    Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                    Christchurch Earthquake ? General Update

                    6am Monday 6 September 2010

                    This advisory includes an update on the situation.

                    Around 180 staff worked on water supply and waste water issues on Sunday - including 17 water crews, two wastewater crews and five tankers. A small staff stayed on through the night working on particularly urgent jobs.

                    So far around 105 of the 360 jobs recorded relating to water supply and wastewater infrastructure have been resolved.

                    There are around 60 streets where water mains are still shut off ? affecting all or part of the street. The focus is now on restoring those and improving the overall reliability and pressure in the water supply.

                    Today work will continue on the outstanding water breaks, while 12 crews will start CCTV inspections of sewer pipes to identify high priority repairs. Some water and wastewater pump stations are still out of service due to loss of power or significant damage to buildings and plant.

                    Business owners are advised to check their premises for damage and to engage a structural engineer if they are in any doubt about the safety of their building. Premises inside the central city cordon area will be assessed by the urban search and rescue teams. Inspections of premises outside this cordon area are the responsibility of the business owner. Building owners must meet legislative requirements to ensure the safety of people using their buildings.

                    The welfare centres continue to offer support to those who are unable to stay in their own homes. Linwood welfare centre hosted around 90 people overnight; Addington another 90, and Burnside hosted 20 people.

                    Other advice:

                    It is still necessary to boil water before drinking.

                    Take particular care around power poles and lines ? some of which may have been damaged even though this is not immediately obvious. All lines should be treated as if they are live.

                    Many offers of assistance have been received from volunteers, and the Emergency Operations Centre is very grateful for the generosity shown by so many people. At present we have sufficient volunteers and are recording details of all new offers for possible future use.

                    Urban search and rescue teams are now working both within and beyond the cordoned off central city area as they inspect buildings.

                    For further information, please refer to the Christchurch City Council website www.ccc.govt.nz or contact the Christchurch City Council call centre on Ph (03) 941 8999 .

                    Media inquiries can be directed to Ph (03) 941 7373 or 027 241 0244 .

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                    • #55
                      Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                      Excerpt:

                      Landslides and faulting

                      Scientists flew in the Burnham area at 3:00 pm on September 4. Please see photos below.

                      They observed a fault trace 13 km long across late the Last Glaciation (~18,000 years ago) surface of the Canterbury Plains, roughly from west to east. Crosses and offsets to roads, fences, tracks and irrigation channels were observed. It passes directly beneath two houses and a farm shed, close to at least two other buildings, and under high voltage transmission lines. The trace comprises a series of en-echelon left stepping tears, and numerous cracks and pressure ridges. Patterns vary from field to field. There were numerous places where the offset could be measured ? right lateral up to about 3 m, with variable vertical throw (mostly <1m). They could see no landform evidence of an earlier fault rupture along this trace.

                      They observed much flooding at the western end of the trace where the Hororata River had burst its banks. Water seemed to be ponding irregularly and flow in channels was greater than other streams nearby. Upstream a groundwater bore seemed to be overflowing.

                      They then flew to Rakaia Gorge where there were reports of landslides.

                      The Rakaia River was very dirty and brown due to spall from steep cliffs on the sides of the gorge and at Big Ben. The landslides are small (hundreds of cubic metres) but restricted to steep cliffs. They saw small surface scars on the sides of Mount Hutt, but no major landslides or rock avalanches (and none had been reported to Mt Hutt helicopters who were flying in the area all day).












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                      "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                      -Nelson Mandela

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                      • #56
                        Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                        New Zealand earthquake: ground moved by 11ft

                        A massive earthquake caused the ground beneath the New Zealand city of Christchurch to shift up to 11 feet.

                        By Paul Chapman in Wellington
                        Published: 6:55PM BST 05 Sep 2010
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                        Taylor Strowger (10) explores earthquake damage to Highfield Road, 30km west of Christchurch Photo: EPA


                        The magnitude 7.1 quake on Friday night in New Zealand was larger than the one that killed 200,000 people in Haiti this year and appeared to have opened a new fault line.

                        Mark Quigley, a geology professor leading a team investigating the cause of the quake, said: "One side of the earth has lurched to the right."

                        ?Up to 11 feet in some places has been thrust up. The long linear fracture on the earth?s surface does things like break apart houses, break apart roads.

                        "We went and saw two houses that were completely snapped in half by the earthquake.?

                        Much of the centre of Christchurch remained sealed off and under curfew for a second night on Sunday.

                        More than 500 buildings have been badly damaged. Two men were seriously hurt by falling masonry but there have been no reports of deaths.

                        Although it was known that the quake was caused by the Pacific and Australian techtonic plates colliding, the existence of the ?blind? faultline had come as a surprise, Dr Quigley said.

                        There had previously been no physical sign of it on the surface.

                        Gale-force winds tearing at unstable structures were adding to their fears and heavy rain was forecast to compound the misery.

                        Plans were being drawn up to evacuate residents from the town of Waimakariri, north of Christchurch.

                        Civil Defence Minister John Carter said stop-banks which provide flood protection to lower lying areas were damaged in the quake, meaning swollen rivers now posed a serious threat to the town.

                        John Key, the Prime Minister, who grew up in Christchurch, said: ?Parts of the city look like they have been put in the tumble dryer and given a darn good shake.

                        ?You can see utter devastation."

                        Strong aftershocks continued to terrify residents as they struggled to come to terms with the extensive damage suffered by their city.

                        Many were too frightened to return to their homes as the aftershocks, some of 5 and above on the Richter scale, rattled already weakened buildings.

                        Civil Defence Minister John Carter said stop banks which provide flood protection to lower lying areas were damaged in the quake, meaning swollen rivers now posed a serious threat to the town.

                        Many houses in the suburbs of Christchurch were unreachable by their owners, surrounded by a morass of sewage-contaminated mud and sludge.

                        .../
                        "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                        -Nelson Mandela

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                        • #57
                          Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                          Emergency extended in New Zealand?s quake-hit Christchurch


                          Agence France-Presse September 5, 2010 9:01 PM



                          CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Sept 6, 2010 (AFP) - New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as troops enforced a no-go zone in the centre of the country?s second-biggest city.

                          Authorities said strong aftershocks continued to rock Christchurch following the 7.0-magnitude quake on Saturday, which caused extensive damage estimated at two billion dollars (1.44 billion US).

                          Troops were called in to relieve exhausted police manning checkpoints sealing off the city centre, with the Civil Defence authority saying the area remained closed due to danger from falling masonry and glass.

                          "The state of emergency has been extended until midday Wednesday," a ministry spokesman told AFP.

                          A night-time curfew has been imposed since Saturday after initial reports of looting.

                          Christchurch police superintendent Dave Cliff told Radio New Zealand that a number of "known criminals" were arrested as they attempted to enter the central business district posing as council workers.

                          About 200 people whose homes were uninhabitable spent the night in welfare centres.

                          Officials warned it would be some time before life returned to normal in the city of 340,000 people following the country?s most destructive quake in almost 80 years.

                          "This isn?t a short-term thing," said Prime Minister John Key...


                          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                          -Nelson Mandela

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                          • #58
                            Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                            Water Supply

                            12.30pm, Monday 6 September

                            Filling stations have been set up to supply water to residents who do not have tap supply at home.

                            Please bring your own containers (20 litres-plus)

                            Water is available from tankers at the following locations:

                            *
                            Locksley Ave / McBratneys Road, Dallington 2 ? 3pm
                            *
                            Anzac Drive / Birch Street, Bexley 2 ? 3pm
                            *
                            Palmers Road (Avon River end), New Brighton 4 ? 8pm
                            *
                            Central New Brighton School, Hawke Street 4 ? 8pm
                            *
                            Rocking Horse Road (north end), South New Brighton 4 ? 8pm

                            Coastal areas of Christchurch have been the worst affected by water supply disruptions.

                            All Christchurch residents are advised to continue to:

                            *
                            Conserve water
                            *
                            Boil all drinking water for three minutes
                            *
                            Be aware that rivers are contaminated
                            *
                            If you have water supply it is OK to flush the toilet
                            *
                            If you do not have water supply, you may have to set up a latrine by using a bucket lined with a bin liner of a plastic bag for solids. This can be buried or flushed at a later time.

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                            • #59
                              Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                              Update post #42

                              Latest news: Christchurch earthquake

                              12:15 PM Sunday Sep 5, 2010

                              What did you see and hear during the quake?
                              Alert the Herald.

                              12.14pm
                              Council urges those in Rolleston or Tai Tapu to reduce all water use. Currently Tai Tapu sewerage is going into the Halswell River due to the city's network failure and Rolleston's sewerage is overloading the small treatment site that is still operating. A welfare centre is now open at the Rolleston Community Centre on Rolleston Drive.

                              11.57am
                              The Ministry of Education has confirmed that three schools will be closed tomorrow - Kaiapoi Borough School, West Melton School and Hillmorton High. The Ministry is working with principals and boards to determine the extent of any damage to other schools.

                              11.55am
                              It may be two to three days before power can be restored to some houses. Inextreme cases, where a single home or business is still without power in an area where power has otherwise been restored, it may up to five days. Orion is currently focusing on Avonside, Brighton and Halswell, as well as rural areas around Highfield, Greendale and Brookside.

                              11.53am
                              The council's Building Evaluation Team is moving through the cordoned off area of the central city, inspecting all buildings within this zone.

                              Each building will be tagged after it has been inspected with red placards assigned where buildings are considered unsafe and can not be entered; yellow placards assigned where restricted use is permitted; and green placards assigned where there are no restrictions on a building's use.

                              It is hoped that this process can be completed for all buildings within the cordoned off area by the end of today. Once this information is available, yellow and green placarded buildings will be able to be cleaned up on Monday.

                              There will be no public access to the cordoned central city area before Monday with the exception of residents. The cordon covers the area bounded by Madras, St Asaph, Montreal and Kilmore Streets.

                              11.44am
                              Overnight hospital activity has been reported as 'quiet'. Ambulance services have returned to normal operational levels and all hospitals are functioning fully, despite 'minor infrastructure issues'.

                              11.33am
                              Christchurch currently has a relatively high rate of H1N1 swine flu virus, which health officials believe could swell as accommodation is disrupted.
                              The increased risk is being addressed by the Public Health Unit and District Health Board. There are ample reserves of antivirals available in the area.

                              11.29am
                              KiwiRail has transported 14 milk tankers of water - each containing 20,000 litres - from Temuka to Ashburton by rail. The water train was parked in Ashburton overnight as the line to Christchurch was closed. It has reopened with speed restrictions.

                              11.03am
                              There is a shortage of drinkable water in Waimakariri, mostly Kaiapoi. The Selwyn District has nearly returned to normal in urban centres but rural areas remain problematic. Rolleston's water is contaminated.
                              Residents of Canterbury still advised to boil water prior to use, also to avoid recreational use of water as rivers have been affected with sewage.

                              10.54am
                              Christchurch City Council, Waimakariri District Council and Selwyn District Council currently still assessing damage in their own areas.
                              The Earthquake Commission has so far received approximately 2800 claims for damage to homes.

                              10.40am
                              Hundreds of payphones in Christchurch are now free for local, national and mobile calls. Telecom says power outages and other damage has meant parts of the city are still without landlines.
                              A decision is expected soon on whether schools in the region will open tomorrow.

                              10.13am
                              Mayor Bob Parker says no decision has been reached on whether inner city Christchurch business will be permitted to open tomorrow, as experts assess safety risks in the area.

                              10.03am
                              Magnitude 4.1 aftershock hits 20km south-west of Christchurch. At least 47 aftershocks have been recorded over the weekend.

                              9.46am
                              4.5 aftershock 20km west of Christchurch, 8km deep.

                              9.37am
                              GNS seismologist John Ristau says structures weakened by the main earthquake could be brought down by the aftershocks which continue to affect Christchurch.

                              "It can be difficult to find all the active faults" Ristau told Newstalk ZB after it was revealed that a "hidden" faultline was the cause of yesterday's earthquake.
                              Ristau expects the aftershocks to die off as the week goes on.

                              9.30am
                              Christchurch City Council says 50 extra search and rescue personnel will assist in the city.
                              Lines company Orion says some people in the region may not receive power until the end of the week.

                              8.55am
                              Weather analyst Richard Green has told Newstalk ZB the Canterbury region is set to face norwesterly winds between 60 and 130 kilometres an hour.

                              Winds of up to 80 km/h have been measured near the epicentre of the earthquake in Darfield.

                              8.43am
                              Aftershocks continued to rattle Christchurch overnight, with locals reporting tremors approximately every 30 minutes.

                              The Christchurch council said public access to the central city would remain restricted to residents only. People in the area have been advised to minimise their travel.

                              The council said it hoped to complete building assessments within the central city zone today.

                              The water supply is back on for at least 85 percent of the city's residents, however issues with the supply may still force evacuations in Avonside, New Brighton and Brooklands.

                              8.13am
                              4.1 aftershock closer to Christchurch (20km south-west of the city), at a depth of 20kms.

                              8.00am
                              More aftershocks - 4.2 at 7.41 (south east of Darfield); 4.2 at at 7.51 (20km west of the town).

                              7.30am
                              3.7 magnitude quakes near Darfield at 7.11 and 7.31, 15km and 5km deep respectively.

                              5.53am
                              4.5 aftershock 20 km south of Darfield, 15km deep.

                              5.30am
                              Large 4.6 magnitude aftershock hits 20km south of Darfield at 5.17am, at 5km depth. Three minutes later is followed by 5.1 magnitude, 10km south of the town, depth 9kms</B>

                              4.31am
                              3.8 aftershock 20km east of Darfield,7km depth.

                              4.23am
                              4.4 quake hits 10km south-west of Darfield at depth of 5km</B>

                              4.20am
                              3.9 magnitude aftershock 30km south-east of Darfield hit at 2.42am (5km depth); 4.0 aftershock at 4.08am, same area but 15km deep.

                              2.35am
                              3.4 magnitude aftershock hits 10km east of Darfield at a depth of 7km.

                              1.58am
                              3.2 aftershock 10km east of Darfield at a depth of 6km.

                              12.57am
                              3.8 aftershock hits 'within 5km of Darfield' according to Geonet. Depth 8km.

                              Sunday 12.10am
                              3.8 aftershock hits 20km south-east of Darfield at a depth of 6km.

                              Some residents in the earthquake zone may be without power until the end of the week, says lines company Orion.
                              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                              -Nelson Mandela

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                              • #60
                                Re: Powerful earthquake hits New Zealand?s second largest city - Christchurch

                                Map: Where the aftershocks have hit

                                2:32 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010


                                KEY (how to read the map):
                                Red markers: Aftershocks on Saturday
                                Blue markers: Aftershocks on Sunday
                                Yellow markers: Aftershocks today

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                                <SMALL sizset="31" sizcache="0">View Christchurch earthquake: Where the land shook in a larger map</SMALL>


                                Quake experts say aftershocks could continue for several weeks but are likely to diminish in size and frequency, and the worst should be over by the end of today.

                                Today there have been 14 significant aftershocks so far, which brings the total since Saturday morning's quake to at least 80. The latest was a 3.7 magnitude shock at 2.06pm, centred 20km south-west of Christchurch at a depth of 12km.

                                The biggest aftershock was a 5.4 magnitude shock on Saturday afternoon, centred near Hororata.

                                Aftershocks are caused when the same fault line is reactivated after the main earthquake.

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                                Check out our Google map to see which areas have been hardest hit by aftershocks since the September 4 Christchurch earthquake.
                                "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                                -Nelson Mandela

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