Earthquake shakes South Island - New Zealand

dipsydoodle

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Wed Jul-15-09 05:16 AM
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Earthquake shakes South Island - New Zealand

Source: NZ Herald

A huge earthquake has rocked parts of the South Island.

People ran from restaurants in Queenstown as buildings shook, and lights and phone lines went down.

GNS last night recorded it as a 6.6 magnitude quake off the coast of the west coast of the South Island some 170km from Invercargill. Overseas monitors put the magnitude as high as 7.8.

It was felt across the South Island.

Read more: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10584718

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dipsydoodle

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Wed Jul-15-09 06:40 AM
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1. BBC link with map and further details

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151530.stm

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goclark

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Wed Jul-15-09 06:50 AM
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2. Two nights ago a little 3.4 shook LA nt

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Myrina

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Wed Jul-15-09 08:39 AM
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3. There goes The Shire!

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