Bookmark the permalink. 4 magnitude earthquake hit before dawn causing widespread damage and cutting power. The New Zealand earthquake struck with just a nominal depth of. 4 earthquake in Christchurch which occured at 445am and immediately turned on the TV to see the news but couldnt find anything on TV ONE TV3 or TVNZ 7.

NEW ZEALAND LALATE News of a major earthquake in New Zealand today with no tsunami threat. NZs snivelling PC culture.

Widespread damage reported in Christchurch and South Island. Geological Survey has reduced its measurement of the earthquake to magnitude 7.

A strong earthquake rattled New Zealand at 435 am local time Saturday morning. It shook the whole house but wasnt strong enough to break anything.

Update at 222 pm ET The U.

The September 3 2010 South Island New Zealand earthquake occurred as a result of strikeslip faulting within the crust of the Pacific plate near the eastern foothills of the Southern Alps at the western edge of the Canterbury Plains. Got woken up by an earthquake this morning at about 440am. 2 earthquake occurred about 20 miles northwest of Christchurch New Zealand on Saturday September 4 at 435 AM local time.

A magnitude 7. We have decided to go with the New Zealand. Then I turned on the news at 6 am and discovered it was near. 4 Christchurch NZ HERE. USGS instrumental intensities are up to IX and possibly X. BREAKING NEWS One of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history has struck Christchurch and the South Island this morning. I wondered where it came from. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Heard the news being covered on National. Posted on September 4 2010 by KG.

We woke up at 645am to news of a 7. But New Zealands earthquake experts are calling it was a magnitude 7. The USGS posted a magnitude of 7.