Huge quake strikes Canterbury
Did you feel the quake? A huge earthquake has struck Canterbury with witnesses reporting the 6.3 magnitude quake felt more violent than the quake in September. GNS Science said the quake was centred at Lyttelton at a depth of 5km. Herald reporter Jarrod Booker said the shake lasted approximately a minute and was extremely violent – rocking buildings back and forth. He said people had left buildings and were out on the streets where tarmac had cracked and water mains had burst, flooding the streets. He said the carpark at the Christchurch Star had turned into a river with huge cracks and that the roads had risen in areas. People were comforting people outside amid a general…
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Huge quake strikes Canterbury
Did you feel the quake? A huge earthquake has struck Canterbury with witnesses reporting the 6.3 magnitude quake felt more violent than the quake in September. GNS Science said the quake was centred at Lyttelton at a depth of 5km. Herald reporter Jarrod Booker said the shake lasted approximately a minute and was extremely violent – rocking buildings back and forth. He said people had left buildings and were out on the streets where tarmac had cracked and water mains had burst, flooding the streets. He said the carpark at the Christchurch Star had turned into a river with huge cracks and that the roads had risen in areas. People were comforting people outside amid a general…
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