Earthquake in New Zealand

[octagon]

Any forum members in danger?

[ozover50]

I don't know for sure whether we have any NZ members, Mitch, but I think not.

They don't call them 'the shaky isles' for nothing....

[octagon]

I hope everybody is ok.

[doctorwho]

Appears to have been a 5+ aftershock, too:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 70_-45.php

I hope things are O.K. for the folks down there. Aftershocks can kill because they bring down structures made unstable (but still standing) by the first big shock.

[weemac]

I have some family down there, I'm sure my mother will be intouch if any thing nasty has befallen them...

Eden.

[nattiep]

My siblings and some extended family are in Christchurch but from what I've heard they're all ok.