Christchurch Earthquake Anniversary

EQ was very shallow one around 5 km depth and hit around 10 km S SE from Christchurch ..

That's main reason way this EQ was so devastating also deadly ..

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These or next days are also dangerous for stronger activity in this area ..

Royal penguin stranded on New Zealand beach dies

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo.

The penguin was emaciated and suffering kidney failure when it arrived at the Wellington Zoo after being found Sunday by hikers.

They have a yellow crest, eat krill and squid and generally live around Macquarie Island, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. They are considered a threatened species but not endangered. They shed all their feathers during an annual molt, which the New Zealand penguin had been doing when found. Its sex had not been determined.

It was just the fourth time over the past 100 years that a royal penguin has been found on the North Island of New Zealand.

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it wasnt a big quake, NZ just does everything on the cheap and then plays the blame game when the shit hits the fan.

Felt a M3.9 close by just 25 mins ago and didn't bat an eyelid.

It WAS a big quake in terms of ground movement so STFU ya ignorant twat.

M 6.3 ..

2011-02-21 23:51:41.0 43.53 S 172.76 E 6 6.3 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Casualties 185 deaths[6][7]
1500–2000 injuries, 164 serious[8]

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2010-09-03 16:35:45.3 43.29 S 172.00 E 5 7.1 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Casualties 2 seriously injured, approximately 100 total injuries[6]

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Watching a special on SBS about it now. Some wild footage during and after the events. Totally amazing and uplifting to see the communities come together in the shock, pain, bonding, helpfulness and to a lesser extent the humour of it all.

My hart is with you all there ..

Very sad moments and years for Christchurch ..

Seismic research reveals 200 extra fault lines

Niwa said a particularly large fault found offshore near Canterbury had the potential to cause a significant tsunami.

In the last decade there have been tens of thousands of marine shakes, some easily felt and some hardly registering.

Two of the most devastating earthquakes in the past 10 years were not so because of the shaking, but rather the tsunamis which came after.

[link to tvnz.co.nz]

Some good info also ..

New faultlines found
03/06/2011

Several new active faultlines have been discovered in Canterbury - one under Barbadoes St and one out to sea.

Scientists, speaking at a press conference in Christchurch this afternoon, said survey work in the region had uncovered new faultlines.

One fault is at sea and is considered the greatest risk for a magnitude-6.0 to 7.0 earthquake. However, it is not considered a tsunami risk.

The other fault is under Barbadoes St in central Christchurch and may have given the Boxing Day quake a home.

However, the GNS Science research confirms that the Canterbury region has a low fault risk in the long term, with the September and February quakes considered "very rare" occurrences.

The current risk from another large quake in Christchurch is similar to the risk of a quake striking Wellington.

GNS natural hazards research platform manager Kelvin Berryman said it was widely known before the latest investigation that there were several dozen active faults within an 80-kilometre radius of Christchurch.

However, preliminary studies of Canterbury's two major quakes confirmed there was a complex arrangement of faults in the bedrock under Canterbury and Pegasus Bay.

An offshore seismic survey of southern Pegasus Bay revealed a previously unknown offshore fault about 25km long - similar in length to the Greendale Fault, meaning it could potentially generate an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 to 7.0.

"For an earthquake of magnitude 6 or greater to be generated, a fault of 10km or more in length is needed," Berryman said.

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2013-02-22 18:21:49.7 20min ago 39.42 S 177.60 E 23 5.4 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z.

Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time

Friday, February 22, 2013 at 18:21:49 UTC
Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 06:21:49 AM at epicenter

Location 39.420°S, 177.604°E
Depth 22.7 km (14.1 miles)
Region OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances

55 km (34 miles) E (83°) from Napier, New Zealand
91 km (56 miles) SSW (203°) from Gisborne, New Zealand
185 km (115 miles) SE (142°) from Rotorua, New Zealand
316 km (197 miles) NE (50°) from WELLINGTON, New Zealand

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Quake may hit trench, says expert
4 Feb 2013
Hawkes Bay Today (NZ)

Less than 100km off the coast of Hawke's Bay is a deep-water trench that could be the site of a potential megathrust earthquake similar to the 2011 Japan earthquake, says seismologist Kevin Furlong.

Despite the Hikurangi Trench's potential, he said very little was known about the underwater valley, where the Pacific plate was dragged underneath the Australian plate.

Professor Furlong, of Pennsylvania State University, said the worst-case scenario for the East Coast was not yet known.

"Many, if not most, scientists working on these megathrust earthquake plate boundaries would argue that, although it is very, very unlikely, until we can demonstrate otherwise we should expect that major segments of these boundaries could rupture simultaneously.

"Most of the time, as was the case in Japan for the past several hundred years at least, segments rupture individually and so maximum earthquakes are in the mid-to high magnitude 7 range. But on rare occasions, such as in 2011 in Japan, bigger ruptures can occur.

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5*

Earthquake Swarms continue in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

This regions suffered a 7.9 Magnitude Earthquake in 1931 killing over 250 people.

Several earthquakes have shaken a Hawke’s Bay town this evening.

GeoNet said one quake, of 4.2 magnitude, hit at 5.46pm, 40km south-east of Wairoa.

The focal depth of the quake was 15km, and was of moderate intensity, said GeoNet.

A few minutes later, at 5.51pm, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit in the same area.

[link to www.stuff.co.nz]

Yes I forget to post that info, tnx ..

Post this recently on some other forum before 15 days ..

posted on 6-2-2013 @ 04:53 AM

"Most dangerous area for next dangerous EQ, area of Chile offshore around Santiago to Bio-Bio offshore area, Japan offshore East Coast of Honshu-Hokkaido, "Wast Coast" US I already post area and New Zealand around Christchurch-Hawke's Bay offshore"

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Public Id: 2013p142631
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 7:33:59 am
Intensity: light
Depth: 17 km
Magnitude: 3.4
Location: 30 km south of Wairoa
Felt it?

Map showing earthquake location.

Public Id: 2013p142626
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 7:31:38 am
Intensity: weak
Depth: 18 km
Magnitude: 2.5
Location: 25 km south of Wairoa
Felt it?

Map showing earthquake location.

Public Id: 2013p142621
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 7:28:50 am
Intensity: weak
Depth: 18 km
Magnitude: 2.4
Location: 25 km south-west of Wairoa
Felt it?

Map showing earthquake location.

Public Id: 2013p142617
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 7:26:36 am
Intensity: weak
Depth: 18 km
Magnitude: 2.5
Location: 25 km south of Wairoa
Felt it?

Map showing earthquake location.

Public Id: 2013p142607
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 7:21:50 am
Intensity: light
Depth: 67 km
Magnitude: 4.8
Location: 40 km south-east of Wairoa

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Public Id: 2013p142844
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 9:27:32 am
Intensity: weak
Depth: 41 km
Magnitude: 3.0
Location: 15 km west of Te Araroa


Public Id: 2013p142742
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 8:33:00 am
Intensity: unnoticeable
Depth: 185 km
Magnitude: 2.6
Location: 80 km south-west of Opunake


Public Id: 2013p142724
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 8:23:26 am
Intensity: light
Depth: 17 km
Magnitude: 2.9
Location: 30 km south of Wairoa
Felt it?


Public Id: 2013p142712
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 8:17:14 am
Intensity: weak
Depth: 20 km
Magnitude: 2.9
Location: 20 km south of Wairoa

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Public Id: 2013p143189
NZDT: Saturday, February 23 2013 at 12:31:05 pm
Intensity: weak
Depth: 61 km
Magnitude: 3.2
Location: 15 km south-east of Hunterville

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Hey my dear friend ..

Yap a lot activity today in NZ, it's very frequent earthquake swarm after M 5.4 ..

the 6.3 was also vertical not horizontal like most,
so everything was pretty much picked up and dumped back down, several times. anyone that says it wasn't big, wasn't in it.

100% totally.

I was there.

It was like you are in the "spin cycle" of a washing machine bouncing on a "trampoline" at the same time !

2013-02-24 20:54:02.6 19min ago 32.17 S 177.43 W 10 5.7 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

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Also ..

Magnitude 5.1, Monday, February 25 2013 at 9:56:57 am (NZDT)February 24 2013 at 20:56:57

Focal Depth 9 km
Magnitude 5.1
Location 165 km east of Te Araroa

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Public ID 2013p148350
Universal Time February 24 2013 at 21:21:10
NZ Daylight Time Monday, February 25 2013 at 10:21:10 am
Latitude, Longitude -43.50, 172.80
Intensity ? light
Focal Depth 11 km
Magnitude 3.2
Location 15 km east of Christchurch

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2013-02-24 20:54:09.0 30min ago 32.68 S 177.88 W 60 5.4 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS

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