Large Quake South Island New Zealand 6.4

Have you seen TOP OF THE LAKE ?

?

any tsunami chances?

I think it was inland so no chance of that.

I'm more worried it will set off another big quake here in Christchurch. I felt that quake so it rocked the land here quite well.

USGS is always so damn slow reporting these things

Stay safe, New Zealand

I remember that....seeing that on the news...
stay safe

Since this quake there has been a string of moderate quakes in Arther's Pass.

[link to www.geonet.org.nz]

This is right beside the huge fault line we are expecting to go off anytime now and will be around a 8.5 when it does.

Canterbury has been rocked by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the second biggest since the deadly the February 2011 quake.

According to GeoNet, the earthquake was located 35km north of Methven at 6.48am. It was 10km deep.

The earthquake has been identified as "severe" by GeoNet.

It was then followed by a 4.1-magnitude earthquake 30km west of Arthur's Pass at 6.52am and a 2.9-magnitude at 6.54am.

[link to www.stuff.co.nz]

Last Edited by Lamplite on 01/05/2015 01:13 PM

6.4 is not so large for NZ where can happen also a 9

Anyway hope none injured because of it

It's not the number that matters, depth has a lot more to do with it. A shallow quake like this produces severe shaking and lots of damage.

It also matters where it is.

If it happens out in the bush, as most quakes do and I suspect this one has, then it's not a big deal. If it happens right under a city, then it is a huge big deal.

Last Edited by Lamplite on 01/05/2015 01:18 PM

Yes but sorry I don't consider a large quake a 6+ happened in japan or nz but it would be definitely large in Italy where buildings materials and projects are mostly a scandal or as you told if it happens right under an old or not well projected city

Seems it hit a remote spot.

Danyal Taylor is staying in Castle Hill, about 15km from the epicentre. She had no damage. "We were in bed when it happened and it lasted for about 15-20 seconds."

[link to www.stuff.co.nz]
.

The center of my city was near on destroyed by a shallow 6.3 in 2011. The center of town is now a huge building site as over 6700 buildings had to cleared away.
.