Posted on 11/13/2016 3:32:15 AM PST by waus
Earthquake of magnitude 7.4 strikes near Christchurch in New Zealand, hit by deadly tremor in 2011, US experts say.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Prayers
YIKES!
Near moon?
Oh my, the 2011 earthquake was 6.3. The way the Richter measurement is scaled, 7.4 is much larger
Yes, it is believed the near moon can trigger quake activity.
Oh, no, that’s powerful. God help them.
Earthquake in New Zealand, remember the awful one 5 years ago? This is stronger :(
Close. Very close.
An almost maximum supermoon is abt 24 hours away.
Jim Berkland is vindicated.
>>Oh my, the 2011 earthquake was 6.3. The way the Richter measurement is scaled, 7.4 is much larger<<
10 TIMES more powerful!
A 7.4 is a pretty sizable shaker. Prayers for our friends down there, especially our Kiwi FReepers!
Massive earthquake - South Island, New Zealand on November 13, 2016
each full point equals one ten time stronger.
7.4 is more than 10 times what one 6.3 equals.
Either way a very strong one.
Magnitude 7.9 according to that link.
New Zealand civil defense says no tsunami threat to the country following severe earthquake
7.4 is a big one! I was once in a 7.6, it pancaked tall buildings and killed many people. It was so powerful I couldn’t even walk out of the building, because you couldn’t walk — the shaking was so great. The lights went out after about 15 seconds. We were helpless.
initial number usually fluctuates a bit
A while till daylight there. I hope injuries and deaths are few, https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/new-zealand/christchurch
5.7 near Blenheim according to this link......
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007797#executive
Is the 400 lb hacker OK?
Thanks for posting. BUMP!
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