22/2/11 Earthquake M 6.3 - Christchurch

[spwill]

More liquefaction in Burwood Chch just now with another shake according to a friend who lives there, sand and water has come up along his street.

[jamie]

my parents in akaroa. txt me to say was short and sharp there. masive they said though.

[spwill]

I see 6.1 on Geonet , hope everyone is okay down there.

Edit 6.3

[jamie]

yes reports are the city is worse off on this one than the big one last year

[mattyj46]

"Witnesses said there were buildings down all around Cathedral Square in the city, with the church destroyed. Witnesses said there would be "deaths" this time."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4688231/Large-qu ... ristchurch

Wow

[snowstormwatcher]

Felt it here not that strongly though. First one ive felt since the big one sept 4th last year.

[tgsnoopy]

6.3 and only 5km deep

This will be nasty!

I hope my friends and relatives will be ok.

[Richard]

Felt it here also and a second one also.Just hope there's no deaths but a bad time of day to hit

[jamie]

wow check out the country drum pic. every drum picked up the quake and the aftershock.

[spwill]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt0iIHXFnR0

[Orion]

I'm very grieved to know this has happened. Felt here, noisy and rattling, also another felt here 1.04pm and dang it all, just now, very disorienting sharp jolt.
"Keep Calm and Carry On."
Courage, people.

[jamie]

parents just sent another txt saying a massive aftershock just happened

[Dale]

Yes Jamie... felth the first one at 1251 as a mag 5 here in greymouth.. and that aftershock 5 mins ago was very similar but not as long lasting.. enough to make me hang onto the bar here & hold the plasma screen from toppling over..

Family in CHCH as far as i know are ok... this is not going to be pretty, be prepared for some very bad and disturbing news.

[Willoughby]

OMG people I hope everyone is okay!!!!

[bmo]

Fatalities reported. So sad. Sitting at home watching tv feeling so surreal its like watching a hollywood movie. Hope everyone else is safe.

[Nev]

Absolute tragedy!

Thoughts go out to everyone in Chch.

[Tornado Tim]

Yes I hope you people in Christchurch are OK!

Absolutely terrible!

[Willoughby]

Report of Lyttelton being 'completely leveled'?

Edit: Radiolive caller: "looks like littleton has been bombed from the air, and thats no exaggeration."

[Michael]

Hope everyone is ok on this forum and limited casualties whatsoever,terrible footage stuff hat saw on tv earlier...

[Dale]

Reports are pretty much correct there Willo... cant believe still feeling the aftershocks even over here on the west coast. That was massive
Big different to sept 4.. i was up there at the time, the RSA in sumner if youve seen the videos has boulders the size of it on top.. huge ice calving from aoraki.. I was only joking the other day how cool it would be to go through a little tremor while im down here but im not so sure now.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes. I was at work in Halswell when it occured. Rushed outside and actually felt the earth move.
Lots of continuous rumblings underneath with the occasional shuddering until the next aftershock and after shocks.
Quite impressive though. I'd give it 6 out of ten

JohnGaul
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[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Was working at the Christchurch Convention Centre right in the CBD at the time and I thought i was going to die! I am so terrified and scared! I dont know how I am going to sleep tonight or for a while. I cant understand how this can happen so long after the event!! Aftershocks continue to come every 5 minutes or so. I still have power here in Halswell. 65 dead

[Nev]

I can't imagine how terrifying that must've Leighton. Hope you're ok and weren't hurt.


20 aftershocks above Mag 4.0 so far, incl 3 above Mag 5.0 ...

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CHRISTCHURCH MAGNITUDE 6.3 QUAKE AND ABOVE MAGNITUDE 4.0 AFTERSHOCKS
DATE/TIME    NZDT      MAG.   DEPTH   REF. NO    LATITUDE LONGITUDE

2011/02/22  12:51 pm   6.30*   3.7    3468575   -43.58914 172.70311   
2011/02/22  12:56 pm   4.86    5.0    3468577   -43.57306 172.69742   
2011/02/22  01:04 pm   5.70*   5.8    3468581   -43.59912 172.62668   
2011/02/22  01:21 pm   4.55    5.0    3468595   -43.61329 172.89119   
2011/02/22  01:46 pm   4.45    5.0    3468608   -43.64941 172.87      
2011/02/22  02:15 pm   4.57    5.0    3468619   -43.59376 172.6418    
2011/02/22  02:20 pm   4.62    9.0    3468622   -43.59311 172.67484   
2011/02/22  02:39 pm   4.01    8.0    3468630   -43.55924 172.73737   
2011/02/22  02:50 pm   5.89*   5.0    3468635   -43.70745 172.89139   
2011/02/22  03:21 pm   4.28    5.0    3468651   -43.57839 172.80206   
2011/02/22  03:43 pm   4.57   11.1    3468664   -43.58399 172.81418   
2011/02/22  03:48 pm   4.52    5.0    3468666   -43.58733 172.56029   
2011/02/22  04:04 pm   5.01*  12.0    3468672   -43.56516 172.64699   
2011/02/22  04:24 pm   4.36    5.0    3468679   -43.59882 172.66898   
2011/02/22  04:32 pm   4.16    9.7    3468682   -43.53824 172.72186   
2011/02/22  04:46 pm   4.20   11.4    3468689   -43.58291 172.63782   
2011/02/22  05:19 pm   4.60   13.0    3468705   -43.60226 172.75146   
2011/02/22  05:56 pm   4.02   12.6    3468720   -43.58604 172.70729   
2011/02/22  06:03 pm   4.34    5.0    3468722   -43.62675 172.74101   
2011/02/22  06:59 pm   4.55    5.1    3468746   -43.6366  172.77086  

[Storm Struck]

My heart and prayers goes out to those still under the rubble tonight, and i hope like many that the death toll doesnt rise.
I am still up in kaiteriteri but will be heading home as i have no idea what our home is like, it already had minor damge to the foundation walls etc from the smaller quakes over the past 5 and half months.
Aftershocks keep coming i see all around from port hills to diamond harbour port levy etc, thoughts again with those down in canterbury and a return to the sight tomorrow.

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

My heart and prayers goes out to those still under the rubble tonight, and i hope like many that the death toll doesnt rise.
I am still up in kaiteriteri but will be heading home as i have no idea what our home is like, it already had minor damge to the foundation walls etc from the smaller quakes over the past 5 and half months.
Aftershocks keep coming i see all around from port hills to diamond harbour port levy etc, thoughts again with those down in canterbury and a return to the sight tomorrow.

So terrifying Jase. Was way worse than the 7.1!!