Saturday, September 4, 2010

Powerful Quake in New zealand



The powerful earth quake is occure in New zealand at night time.Many House, road and other buildings are facades.However death is not occure but some of few injured.

The quake struck with a magnitude of 7.0 from a depth of 6 miles at around 4.35 a.m. local time 12:35 p.m. ET Friday.The damages are incredibly frightening. The only thing you can say is it's a miracle that no one lost their life," Prime Minister John Key told Television New Zealand.

A state of emergency was declared and army troops were on standby to assist after the quake, which was centered 19 miles west of Christchurch, according to GNS Science. No tsunami alert was issued.
 the cost of repairs were around NZ$2 billion 

Roads had been blocked by rubble, gas and water supplies disrupted, while chimneys and walls had fallen from older buildings, Parker added. He warned that continuing aftershocks could cause masonry to fall from damaged buildings

Roads had been blocked by rubble, gas and water supplies disrupted, while chimneys and walls had fallen from older buildings, Parker added. He warned that continuing aftershocks could cause masonry to fall from damaged buildings


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