Today, a series of strong quakes rocked the city of Christchurch (New Zealand), which have suffered many natural disasters recently, making a house was destroyed and six people injured.New Zealand seismological agency said an earthquake of magnitude stronger than magnitude 6.0 occurred at 2h20 pm (local time). Agency United States Geological Survey confirmed a strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.0, with epicenter about Christchurch City and 6.4 km to the southeast and is located at a depth of 9 km. Then, four on the 4.3-magnitude aftershock was recorded after the main earthquake.
A woman was rescued from the rubble, during an earthquake in February and in Christchurch city. |
After the earthquake, the shopping centers and office buildings throughout the city of Christchurch have been evacuated. This city is still in the process of recovery after a strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.3 in February, leaving 181 people dead.
Police spokesman Christchurch, Steven Hill, told Reuters, a house in the city center with many houses collapsed and another slightly damaged. "The house was checked and all are safe," Hill said. This means that no one was trapped inside.
Aid teams in the city, said six people were transported to hospital with serious injuries, as were fragments of the house fell. In addition, the aftershocks also led many rock in the Port Hills roll down the hill below the house. The earthquake also caused some 10,000 homes lost power.
Christchurch to have suffered several strong earthquakes, since earthquakes of magnitude 7.1 occurred on 4 / 9 last year. A central part of the city have been closed since the earthquake on 22 / 2 years. One of the best home town is Grand Chancellor Hotel, was warning of uncertainty and prepare to be destroyed. The cost to rebuild the city of Christchurch after the aforementioned earthquake estimated at 12.2 billion dollars.
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