Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand

Mojo · 02-23-2011, 05:23 AM

Wow, one or two of those pictures in particular are heart breaking.

s_k · 02-23-2011, 05:25 AM

I hope your house will be fixed via insurance money.
I'm not sure how that works there. It wouldn't be a problem here...
The pics look awful man. How do you feel?

Cheese · 02-23-2011, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I hope your house will be fixed via insurance money.
I'm not sure how that works there. It wouldn't be a problem here...
The pics look awful man. How do you feel?

Disbelieving that a quake of that magnitude which i've experienced 3 times in the past without any damage has done this

s_k · 02-23-2011, 05:29 AM

I am a bit staggered about the damage too.
It's really an incredible mess.
We've had an earthquake of 5.4 here back in 1992.
I believe only a coupe of houses had serious damage.
I can't believe how 'only' 6.3 can do this...
Then I don't know much about earthquakes.
This almost looks like war or third world territory. It's hard to believe that that is actually NZ...

Cheese · 02-23-2011, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s_k

I am a bit staggered about the damage too.
It's really an incredible mess.
We've had an earthquake of 5.4 here back in 1992.
I believe only a coupe of houses had serious damage.
I can't believe how 'only' 6.3 can do this...
Then I don't know much about earthquakes.
This almost looks like war or third world territory. It's hard to believe that that is actually NZ...

my thoughts are a lot of buildings were structuraly compromised after Semptembers 7.1 quake

s_k · 02-23-2011, 05:32 AM

That's what my dad figured too.
He also said that the mess of that earthquake hadn't been completely removed yet, so not all buildings you see on the pics are actually down because of this earthquake. Is that true?

Cheese · 02-23-2011, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

That's what my dad figured too.
He also said that the mess of that earthquake hadn't been completely removed yet, so not all buildings you see on the pics are actually down because of this earthquake. Is that true?

97% of this damage is new. buildings that survived the last one unscathed

s_k · 02-23-2011, 05:44 AM

Is that your video? As in, did you make this?

s_k · 02-23-2011, 05:45 AM

Allright. Man it's a mess.
So what do you do now? Can you still live in your house or is it flooded like the pics you showed?

Cheese · 02-23-2011, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

Allright. Man it's a mess.
So what do you do now? Can you still live in your house or is it flooded like the pics you showed?

my house isn't quite as bad as those shown, but still not flash

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I am a bit staggered about the damage too. It's really an incredible mess. We've had an earthquake of 5.4 here back in 1992. I believe only a coupe of houses had serious damage. I can't believe how 'only' 6.3 can do this... Then I don't know much about earthquakes. This almost looks like war or third world territory. It's hard to believe that that is actually NZ... __________________ Click here to see my collection

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	That's what my dad figured too. He also said that the mess of that earthquake hadn't been completely removed yet, so not all buildings you see on the pics are actually down because of this earthquake. Is that true? __________________ Click here to see my collection

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02-23-2011, 05:45 AM	#39 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Allright. Man it's a mess. So what do you do now? Can you still live in your house or is it flooded like the pics you showed? __________________ Click here to see my collection