5.8 Earthquake Hits New Zealand- Christchurch

[samantha.]

[size=3][color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans]Reuters) - An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, New Zealand's civil defence said, prompting the evacuation of some public buildings and sending goods toppling from shelves.[/font][/color][/size]
Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand's South Island, is recovering from a quake measuring 6.3 which killed 182 people in February and caused up to NZ$20 billion in damage.

Christchurch police said there were no reports of casualties or widespread damage, although one person had been reported hurt at a shopping mall and taken to hospital.

The quake was centred 20 km (12 miles) northeast of the city at a very shallow depth of 8 km (5 miles) and struck as shoppers thronged malls in the lead-up to Christmas.

"It was incredibly violent," one caller told Radio New Zealand.

"All the water in my birdbath slopped out and I could hear everything falling over inside. When I walked inside, the cat streaked out the door, ornaments were all over the floor, contents of the pantry were lying on the floor, a little bit of smashed glass and picture frames lying over."

Radio New Zealand said malls and office blocks had been evacuated after goods were toppled from shelves and some ground liquefaction and rockfalls had also been reported.

The region's main power supplier said up to 15,000 customers were without power, mostly after circuit breakers were tripped.

Christchurch International Airport was evacuated as a precautionary measure while the terminal and runways were checked.

"We're confident we will be running again this afternoon but we need to go through our checking procedures first," an airport spokeswoman said.

The New Zealand dollar briefly dipped to $0.7725 from $0.7740 in thin trading after news of the quake, before recovering. New Zealand stocks .NZ50 cut pared gains to trade up 0.14 percent.

New Zealand straddles the boundaries of the Indo-Australian and the Pacific tectonic plates and is hit by about 14,000 quakes every year, of which only a small number usually top a magnitude of 5.

Large areas of Christchurch's central business district are still off-limits after the February quake, which toppled the city's famous cathedral, as well as shops, homes and office buildings.

A quake of lesser intensity struck Christchurch in September last year.

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Mallli Vachi Chacchhindaa.....


Vammo e sari maa frnd India ki poyindi.. Pelli chesukoniki.. inka malli elauntundho... endho...

[samantha.]

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Mallli Vachi Chacchhindaa.....


Vammo e sari maa frnd India ki poyindi.. Pelli chesukoniki.. inka malli elauntundho... endho...
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aa vachededo maaku vachi chasthe bagundu...nenu oksari kuda earthqauke chudale

[PMREDDY19]

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aa vachededo maaku vachi chasthe bagundu...nenu oksari kuda earthqauke chudale
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Earthquake chudaledaaaa..

aaaha entha manchi korikaa bangaaru thallli..


konni chudaali anukovatamlo Tappu ledhu...

Kaaani konni konnitini chudaali anukokudaadhu.. Choosina taruvata,, inka choodataaniki emi undadhu...

[samantha.]

[quote name='PMR aka OM' timestamp='1324655689' post='1301187191']

Earthquake chudaledaaaa..

aaaha entha manchi korikaa bangaaru thallli..


konni chudaali anukovatamlo Tappu ledhu...

Kaaani konni konnitini chudaali anukokudaadhu.. Choosina taruvata,, inka choodataaniki emi undadhu...
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ade naaku kavali

[littlestar]

[quote name='samantha.' timestamp='1324655478' post='1301187173']

aa vachededo maaku vachi chasthe bagundu...nenu oksari kuda earthqauke chudale
[/quote]feel avvaku..tsunami ni chuddule repu

[Murari]

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ade naaku kavali
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nuvu atta feel avabaka maa....ventaney me house ki tepidham

[samantha.]

[quote name='Little Star' timestamp='1324655810' post='1301187202']
feel avvaku..tsunami ni chuddule repu
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vasthundatava

[littlestar]

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vasthundatava
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thathasthu

[CHANAKYA]

[quote name='samantha.' timestamp='1324655784' post='1301187198']

ade naaku kavali
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Not a joke...

[samantha.]

[quote name='Murari' timestamp='1324655949' post='1301187209']

nuvu atta feel avabaka maa....ventaney me house ki tepidham
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em doin mulali

[samantha.]

[quote name='Little Star' timestamp='1324656050' post='1301187216']
thathasthu
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[PMREDDY19]

[quote name='samantha.' timestamp='1324655784' post='1301187198']

ade naaku kavali
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GOD Bless Australia..

Paapam ninnu poshistunnanduku AUS Ki ilanti Bumper offer ivvalanukuntunanva..


Desam neeku emi chesindannnadi mukhyam kaadu,, Dessaniki nuvvu emi chesavu antey ..

Intha violent..... gaa thinking sesthey... Vammmo....

[samantha.]

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GOD Bless Australia..

Paapam ninnu poshistunnanduku AUS Ki ilanti Bumper offer ivvalanukuntunanva..


Desam neeku emi chesindannnadi mukhyam kaadu,, Dessaniki nuvvu emi chesavu antey ..

Intha violent..... gaa thinking sesthey... Vammmo....
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