California is expecting some massive quakes... I wouldn't take too much for granted.



I'm glad you're okay, JC. It's going to suck catching up to everything that's been damaged, but I hope everything will turn out well.
 
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NZ Herald Source

Got hit by a close & shallow 4.0 tonight which ended up collapsing the front of a building at the shops not far down the road. The novelty and shit is starting to run out very quickly, although it is nice that we have got a further week off of university (damage to the uni is more severe than they thought , library is closed for the rest of term)
 
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Really though, that's pretty sick. I've never been in an earthquake but always wanted to experience one. (Is that crazy?)

Also, how many people died?
 
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Challenge any creationist to a debate.
They'll run away and aggressively accuse you of "attacking" them and their "beliefs".
I'm sorry, please, keep teaching our kids that they'll burn in hell if they don't believe. Mutilate their genitals against their will while you're at it. Keep influencing politics and holding back vital scientific research.
I'll just keep my mouth shut to "respect" your "beliefs".

Really though, that's pretty sick. I've never been in an earthquake but always wanted to experience one. (Is that crazy?)

Also, how many people died?

None directly, in fact there was only two people seriously injured (by a falling chimney and falling glass) and someone did die of a heart attack which of course could be related.

Considering that the earthquake struck in similar conditions to the Haiti Earthquake earlier this year, I guess we're lucky that this is a developed country (With building standards that are more earthquake savvy than most) and that the earthquake struck in the early hours of the morning while the vast majority of people were sleeping (4.30am).

As for wanting to experience one, I totally agree since I am fascinated by earthquakes (From an academic point of view they are quite interesting) that it is pretty surreal to have one happen in the city that I live in that has caused so much damage (in particular it is amazing how swiftly repairs have been completed, to put it in perspective they were saying this morning that they have fixed the water supply.... that's after 6 days and involved nearly 300 repairs to some pretty major sections of pipework. They suggested it was normally a years worth of work, which either represents how slow they are normally or how fast they are now ).

Its the aftershocks that are a bitch, they're never ending and they are just strong enough to disrupt & cause damage to already weakened buildings.
 
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Probably. You're not alone; I do too... but I try to refrain from saying it... since people lose their lives due to them.
 
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What do you know, I've kinda been playing around with a basic 'GIS Style' way to present those photo's Mike, take a look at this if you're interested:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=...4b1b93b43827cb1

Still got some work to do (like getting it to link to some bigger photo's ) but I'll do that later today I guess.
 
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