Earth's surface lurches 11ft. to the right as New Zealand earthquake rips new fault line.
Last updated at 3:38 PM on 6th September 2010
The earthquake that devastated a city in New Zealand tore open a new 11ft faultine in the Earth’s surface.
The 7.1-magnitude quake which hit Christchurch, the country’s second-largest city, destroyed about 500 buildings and caused an estimated £930million of damage.
But hundreds of lives were saved by tough building rules, it was claimed. Only two injuries were reported.
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2 comments:
I hope CA holds up as well.
HOLDS UP! I know these pictures don't paint a clear picture of what has happened, but if you look at the map you can see the large rift that is almost cleaving the land mass. One more earthquake like this and someone will have a new waterfront view.
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