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TheStig · « **on:** February 21, 2011, 09:19:28 PM »

Earthquake hits New Zealand-22/02/2011

February 22nd, 2011

This morning's earthquake has left Christchurch cathedral in ruins.

Photo: Oliver Winkler

AN earthquake that rocked the Canterbury region of New Zealand this morning has left the Kiwi population on the Gold Coast concerned for their loved ones.

Early reports suggest the quake measured 6.3 on the richter scale and has caused widespread destruction to the city centre.

The quake struck at 12:51pm local time and was centered 10km south of the city at a depth of 5kms, according to GeoNet.

The New Zealand Herald reported users on Twitter said the quake was felt as far away as Wellington and Dunedin.

Phone lines and electricity lines were cut and Christchurch Hospital was being evacuated.

Witnesses reported seeing buildings rocking back and forth during the quake, which lasted about a minute, with roads cracked and water mains burst.

Last year the area was hit by a 7.0 magnitude quake, which caused widespread damage but no deaths.

More details as they come to hand.

Punjabi Janta Forums - Janta Di Pasand · « **on:** February 21, 2011, 09:19:28 PM »

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2011, 11:59:44 PM »

Elle.....U alrite?

Jatt Yamla · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:01:57 AM »

i know couple more from nz on pj..i hope they allright

Rubbie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2011, 02:05:32 AM »

Thats vry sad... i jst pray that everybody is safe and secure

҂ ȿḉặᵰɗἷἧäѷїѧҋ↔ᶀɍǐȶĩṧӊ ₰ · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2011, 03:41:31 AM »

Yeah i'm fine. That's in south island, i live in the north. But gee can't believe welly felt it. It's in the tip of the north though.

҂ ȿḉặᵰɗἷἧäѷїѧҋ↔ᶀɍǐȶĩṧӊ ₰ · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2011, 03:44:17 AM »

They've been getting quakes and aftershocks in short amount of time in canty. And other places too, let's just hope we don't get earthquakes where i am.

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✿MeHaK✿ · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2011, 04:37:32 AM »

Christchurch Quake in N.Z. Kills at Least 65, Wrecks City
February 22, 2011, 2:37 AM EST
By Chris Bourke and Phoebe Sedgman
(Updates with police comments in second paragraph.)
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Christchurch was rocked by the deadliest earthquake to hit New Zealand in 80 years, killing at least 65 people, toppling buildings, trapping office workers and ripping apart sidewalks and roads.
The death toll from the magnitude 6.3 earthquake, the strongest since September when the city was shaken by a 7.0 magnitude temblor, is likely to rise, New Zealand police said in a statement. The quake sent office workers in the country’s second-largest city fleeing into streets covered in shattered glass, paper, bricks and broken concrete.
“We might be witnessing New Zealand’s darkest day,” Prime Minister John Key said on Television New Zealand after travelling from the capital of Wellington to the South Island city. “It’s just a scene of utter devastation.”
The five kilometer-deep quake struck at 12:51 p.m local time during the lunchtime break, inflicting more injuries than the early morning September temblor when no one died. Today’s quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of Christchurch, according to geonet.org.nz. A 5.5 magnitude aftershock followed shortly after the first, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Emergency services are continuing to search the central city, particularly the high-rise buildings, New Zealand police said in the statement. Around 200 extra police are being sent from around New Zealand to help the city of almost 400,000.
Buildings Destroyed
The quake destroyed buildings and parts of structures in the central business district of Christchurch, including part of its iconic cathedral. Two buses were crushed by falling buildings, police said. Smoke billowed on to the streets from office buildings that were reduced to rubble.
“What the picture will be like in the morning, God only knows,” Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said in a Television New Zealand interview.
The nation’s currency, known as the kiwi, dropped for the first time in five days. New Zealand’s dollar dropped to 74.93 U.S. cents, the least since Dec. 28, before trading at 75.01 U.S. cents as of 4:52 p.m. in Sydney from 76.38 cents yesterday in New York. It fell 1.6 percent to 62.49 yen, the biggest slide since Nov. 23 and also the weakest since Dec. 28.
The prime minister called an emergency Cabinet meeting in Wellington after the quake hit, before traveling to Christchurch. New Zealand may accept offers of international help, Deputy Prime Minister Bill English told reporters.
Economic Costs
The impact of the earthquake was capable of “condemning the New Zealand economy to another year of anemic growth due to forces beyond its control,” Katrina Ell, a Sydney-based economist at Moody’s Analytics Australia Pty Ltd. said in a report following the quake.
Christchurch’s airport is open for emergencies only, according to an e-mailed statement from the Civil Defense department. Ambulances are scarce and residents are driving into the center to help the injured, broadcaster TV3 reported.
Jetstar, the budget unit of Qantas Airways Ltd., suspended flights to Christchurch indefinitely, it said in an e-mailed statement. Auckland and Wellington flights are also affected, the carrier said. Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd., Australia’s second- biggest airline, also halted services to Christchurch.
Residents were being advised to use phones for emergency services only after Telecom Corp. of New Zealand said some of its network sites were badly damaged.
Almost every building in the city center has broken walls and collapsed roofs while a cloud of dust hangs over the city, Christchurch resident Jenny Adams told Bloomberg Television. Some office workers are pinned under desks, TV3 reported.
Injured Workers
The offices of investment company Pyne Gould Corp Ltd., located near Christchurch’s city center, collapsed after the quake and trapped workers are still inside, according to TV3. The company’s shares slumped 8.8 percent to 31 New Zealand cents in Wellington.
Injured office workers were being treated at a temporary triage center near collapsed office buildings. Hospitals around the South Island have been cleared to take earthquake patients, John Carter, New Zealand’s minister for civil defense, told TV3. Christchurch’s major has declared a state of emergency.
“The most important point we want to address at this moment and in the next 24 hours is the safety of people,” Carter told reporters in Wellington. “That’s where our focus will be.”
Today’s quake served as a reminder of jolt in Christchurch on Sept. 4 that shook consumer confidence and contributed to a 0.2 percent drop in gross domestic product in the third quarter. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand estimates the September temblor caused NZ$5 billion ($3.78 billion) of damage.
--Editors: Iain Wilson, Joe Schneider
To contact the reporters on this story: Chris Bourke in Wellington at cbourke4@bloomberg.net; Phoebe Sedgman in Wellington at psedgman2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Iain Wilson at iwilson2@bloomberg.net

TheStig · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2011, 06:07:01 AM »

we have one office in wellington but that was okay

JATT KHADKU KHADA! · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2011, 11:22:35 AM »

Thoughts are with everyone in Christchurch!

Life is so unpredictable.

Doabe Wala Jatt · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2011, 11:52:25 AM »

So many earthquakes every year. very sad.

█ ▌ﻝαᔕ ▌█ · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:04:12 PM »

2012 is coming guyz
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N@@R · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2011, 12:27:04 PM »

oh no thats t sad.hope ppl r safe there

҂ ȿḉặᵰɗἷἧäѷїѧҋ↔ᶀɍǐȶĩṧӊ ₰ · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:35:35 AM »

A tragic day for the canteburians. There was a mother killed by a falling debris and she had her baby with her. The baby survive but she wasn't so lucky. The sad thing is that christchurch had 7.1 magnitude quake back on september and now another 1.

My class is going to donate to the quake. So we decided straight away.

urmysunshine · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2012, 04:07:01 AM »

Problem after problem for the people of Christchurch. People used to visit to see the beautiful garden city. Now, they travel to see the devastated city.

҂ ȿḉặᵰɗἷἧäѷїѧҋ↔ᶀɍǐȶĩṧӊ ₰ · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2012, 05:01:35 AM »

Quote from: SunShine :) on March 09, 2012, 04:07:01 AM

Problem after problem for the people of Christchurch. People used to visit to see the beautiful garden city. Now, they travel to see the devastated city.

Yeah chch was once known as a very english and a garden city

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