Large Quake Rocks Manawatu

USAGary · #1 (**permalink**) 7th July 2012, 06:56 PM

Well we're getting shook around too.

Large quake rocks Manawatu

A widely-felt magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Taranaki, Wellington, Napier, Manawatu and as far south as Christchurch a couple days ago was the largest in the area for up to 120 years, says a seismologist.

No reports of damage.

nakiandy · #2 (**permalink**) 11th July 2012, 08:05 PM

Yes but it was 230km deep! I live very close to where it hit and only just felt it because I was walking around the house. We don't want to scare people moving to NZ! :-)

USAGary · #3 (**permalink**) 11th July 2012, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nakiandy

Yes but it was 230km deep! I live very close to where it hit and only just felt it because I was walking around the house. We don't want to scare people moving to NZ! :-)

Pretty normal for around here, nothing big. Towns that aren't built on bad construction/ground are not worried at all. "No damage reported" as the article says. But as in China last year and Christchurch the damage was heavy in suspect areas.