Tsunami Hits The Shores Of New Zealand!!

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Yeah if we get a 7.8 under the Thorndon fault, 60% of Wellington'll be destroyed.

Yep that sounds about right...where did you say you lived again????

[tuigirl]

Viv..you didn't offend me as such, but I thought you might inadvertantly offend others and unless youv'e been caught in a "natural/manmade" disaster over which you can do b-all, I thought maybe it shouldn't have been joked at. A wee brush fire for me was bad enough, but Ruby clearly had a worse time. just a bit of self censoring, thats all.Post away ur wee clips though, some of them are funny.(I'm not quite sure about Steve's for me however)

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by vivfox

July 22, 2009

In a few seconds, magnitude 7.8 quake shifts South Island's tip 12 inches

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Southern New Zealand has moved slightly closer to the east coast of neighboring Australia as a result of a massive earthquake last week off the country's South Island, a scientist said Wednesday.

The magnitude 7.8 quake, centered in the ocean near Resolution Island in the country's Fiordland region, twisted South Island out of shape and moved its southern tip 12 inches (30 centimeters) closer to Australia, seismologist Ken Gledhill said.

Gledhill, director of government-owned GNS Science's "GeoNet" national earthquake monitoring project, said the island's geographic shift showed the immensity of the forces involved.

"Basically, it's taken us closer to Australia," he told National Radio. "The country is deforming all the time because of being on the plate boundary, but this has done it in a few seconds, rather than waiting hundreds of years."

Last Wednesday's quake was the largest in the world this year and New Zealand's biggest in 80 years. No major damage has been found in the sparsely populated Fiordland region of South Island's west coast.

Thousands rattle the Earth daily — but only a few cause utter devastation.

"New Zealand has been very fortunate. This earthquake anywhere else would have caused huge damage," Gledhill said. He said the quake's impact will provide "invaluable information" on the underlying structure of the country.

Martin Reyners, principal scientist for GNS Science, said earlier that a shallow temblor of such magnitude would typically cause widespread damage and loss of life. Last week's quake, however, occurred in "soft rocks" between two tectonic plates, muffling its power, he said.

Reyners said the rocks had lurched rather than snapped, causing a low-frequency rolling rather than the high-frequency waves that are known to damage buildings.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32088458...ience-science/

good heavens closer to Australia!!! Can't be doing with that...how interesting though.
good job it was in Fiordland, probably the most sparsely populated area of the country (only a few Takahe live there don't they?)

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by EnchantedKiwi

Did you see that Mini-series movie they played on tv not long ago, and it was about Wellington getting struck by "the big one" and it goes through the lives of these people and how they either survived or died. It was super freaky.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p81cdT12bdI

Gosh, quite realistic looking...Brandon, get practising those moves and cross ur fingers...

[mylittledemon]

Eeek! I don't wanna die in an earthquake!!

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Eeek! I don't wanna die in an earthquake!!

All the more reason to be prepared !! (sorta, as well as you can be...) practice your diving skills!!!!! OR then again..just ignore it and hope for the best...

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by tuigirl

All the more reason to be prepared !! (sorta, as well as you can be...) practice your diving skills!!!!! OR then again..just ignore it and hope for the best...

yeah I guess getting under the bed is the best thing eh ? Or a door frame. ..

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

yeah I guess getting under the bed is the best thing eh ? Or a door frame. ..

yep, either one , whichever is handiest at the time (it was desk diving when I was at school) and don't forget ur dearly beloved as well ....don't worry, you'll get used to it

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by tuigirl

yep, either one , whichever is handiest at the time (it was desk diving when I was at school) and don't forget ur dearly beloved as well ....don't worry, you'll get used to it

Dearly beloved? I ain't a priest!