Major Earthquake hits NZ

[flyfishfairwx]

New Zealand was hit by large earthquakes today 5.7 and a 7 mag quakes luckly I believe they were 55km from the city of Christchurch and 12km underground.

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/zoom/?vi...on=172&lat=-44

http://www.thespec.com/news/world/ar...ch-new-zealand

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/0...-quake003.html

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...us2010atbj.php

I hope all of the FAOL family living in NZ are OK ..

[Rocketfish]

Mother Nature's balance

[Lotech]

I hope all are well.

[flyfishfairwx]

Mother Nature's balance

I have never experienced one and I like to think I am in control, but and there is always a but when Mother Nature decides to show who is boss, it is hard on all.

[Z]

My thoughts and prayers to all the people of New Zealand.

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Our thoughts are with the people in the land of the long white cloud.

REE

[jeffro]

Mike Thomas and JeffHamm is in New Zealand.....Hope all is well for them and their families and friends as well as everyone there.

[JeffHamm]

Hi guys,

Thanks fro the thoughts. All is well up in Auckland (where Mike and I are located), which is in the North Island. Christchurch is in the South Island, and they were hit pretty hard. Some buildings down, looting going on, water and sewage problems, etc, but so far no reported deaths or major injuries that I've heard of. Jax, who also is a member here, is from the North Island too. Anyway, things look pretty bad down there right now, but people are getting on with getting 'er done and fixing things up.

Here's a link to a news story from the NZ Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10671070

- Jeff

[Byron Zuehlsdorff]

Good to hear from some of our members from over there. Kiwi Karl is on the N. Island I believe, will e-mail him to check.

[flyfishfairwx]

Jeff you missed type right!!!!

Looting !!!!

WTH I truly thought of the Kiwis as educated and enlightened.. This info saddens me, it saddens me every time I read about it, when people need to work together the most they end up preying on each other...

Nobody declared the end of the earth, it is not "Book of Eli" etc... What are they thinking, every time I read of this or hear of this type of human behavior, I love my dog more and people less, that is twice tonight I have had to type those words

Hi guys,

Thanks fro the thoughts. All is well up in Auckland (where Mike and I are located), which is in the North Island. Christchurch is in the South Island, and they were hit pretty hard. Some buildings down, looting going on, water and sewage problems, etc, but so far no reported deaths or major injuries that I've heard of. Jax, who also is a member here, is from the North Island too. Anyway, things look pretty bad down there right now, but people are getting on with getting 'er done and fixing things up.

Here's a link to a news story from the NZ Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10671070

- Jeff