Strong earthquakes rock central NZ - no injuries reported in article

[Emily]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8939106/Magnitude-5-7-earthquake-rocks-central-New-Zealand

Strong earthquakes rock central NZ
Last updated 23:50 19/07/2013
A 4.3 quake hit the east coast of New Zealand tonight, following a 4.5 magnitude quake in central New Zealand this afternoon, and a 5.7 earthquake that rattled people in Wellington and Blenheim this morning.
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'LIKE A BLOODY ROLLERCOASTER'

In Marlborough, Lake Grassmere farmer Peter Davison said he had never seen his house buck and shake so much.

"It was like being on a bloody rollercoaster," he said.

He was looking out the window of his Marfells Beach Rd home when it hit.

It was worse than the Boxing Day quake in 2010, which he had been in Christchurch for, he said.

"I've never felt anything like it," he said.

His fishing rods had fallen and lay scattered around his library and pictures were askew on the walls.

"It's a wooden house and I've never seen the walls move like this," he said. ...

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Strong earthquakes rock central NZ - no injuries reported in article

This is a list of recent earthquakes that may have been felt in the Canterbury region.

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• Public Id: 2013p542958
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 9:28:21 am
• Intensity: strong
• Depth: 13 km
• Magnitude: 4.5
• Location: 25 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p542737
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 7:30:31 am
• Intensity: moderate
• Depth: 17 km
• Magnitude: 4.4
• Location: 25 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p542718
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 7:20:16 am
• Intensity: strong
• Depth: 13 km
• Magnitude: 4.3
• Location: 25 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p542711
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 7:17:10 am
• Intensity: severe
• Depth: 19 km
• Magnitude: 5.8
• Location: 30 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p542688
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 7:04:42 am
• Intensity: moderate
• Depth: 18 km
• Magnitude: 4.2
• Location: 30 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p542467
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 5:05:33 am
• Intensity: moderate
• Depth: 13 km
• Magnitude: 4.1
• Location: 40 km north-west of Hanmer Springs
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p542187
• NZST: Sunday, July 21 2013 at 2:37:38 am
• Intensity: weak
• Depth: 16 km
• Magnitude: 2.5
• Location: 10 km east of Christchurch
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p538215
• NZST: Friday, July 19 2013 at 3:21:14 pm
• Intensity: strong
• Depth: 15 km
• Magnitude: 4.5
• Location: 35 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p537801
• NZST: Friday, July 19 2013 at 11:40:32 am
• Intensity: moderate
• Depth: 5 km
• Magnitude: 3.9
• Location: 25 km north-west of Oxford
• Felt it?

• 

• Public Id: 2013p537512
• NZST: Friday, July 19 2013 at 9:06:39 am
• Intensity: severe
• Depth: 16 km
• Magnitude: 5.7
• Location: 30 km east of Seddon
• Felt it?

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http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/canterbury/felt