Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, I feel much safer at home as our house does not notice anything less than a 5 whereas the office wobbles with some 4s! Had shallow 5.6, 5.9 and 6.5 quakes last weekend, but nothing worse.... john > -----Original Message----- > > Fascinating but scary! > Stay safe. > Howard (earthquake survivor Tangshan, China 1976 (7.4)) > > > Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:09:36 +0000 > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > Subject: [Leica] NZ PAW 30 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > A truncated week, I was working from home most of the week while my > office was checked for safety. There are various cracks (working as > designed) > in it but I have a couple of photos of buildings with superficial > damage.... > > "More quakes hit the Marlborough/Wellington regions in the past six days > than in the previous 10 years, GNS Science seismologist Matt Gerstenberger > told a public meeting in Seddon last night. > > Since Friday last week, 392 magnitude-3 quakes or higher had occurred > compared with fewer than 300 over the past decade. There was a shake of > 4.0 during last night's meeting." > > Also parts of Marlborough (top of the South Island) were pushed 5cm east by > the 6.5 earthquake. > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/30 > > C & C welcome > > john >