New Zealand Earthquake 2010

New Zealand Earthquake 2010:On Saturday, the powerful earthquake, New Zealand. He hit about 35 miles from Christchurch, a city of about 386,000 people. This allegedly caused “enormous damage”, however, there are no reports of serious injuries and no serious injuries.

“It was like a train passes through the house,” says Chris Monroe, Operations Manager for the New Zealand Fire Service.

An earthquake measuring 7.0, which compared with the initial assessment of 7.4, U.S. Geological Survey said. He aftershock with a magnitude 5.7 that struck near the epicenter, about 20 minutes.

In Christchurch, the power was in many places, “due to extensive damage there,” reports Radio New Zealand.

Structural damage to homes has been reported as broken glass. The man who was at the international airport in Christchurch described what happened, “shook the terminal. I knew it was an earthquake. There was not much we could do at the moment,” he said.

The authorities evacuated the airport, he said, he also said that he saw some minor damage.

New Zealand journalist said that he thinks it’s lucky that the earthquake in the night, and not a day when people would have been about. “When one of this magnitude comes along, people certainly believe, especially if it is small.
The earthquake is not likely to lead to a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

This is good news, it means that the people of Christchurch have everything that they face today.

There are no reports of major injuries at this point.

“We just a terrible earthquake,” said Paul May, a resident of Christchurch. “We have no power. A lot of things in the house on the floor. All power is not working, so I do not see anything. There is no power in the city.

She said that in her house, “we have everything down in a room” and that although it appears there are houses down in the region, such as the old masonry structures are, everyone I know seems to be OK. ”

The earthquake on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 4:35:46 AM.