7.2 Earthquake strikes New Zealand

no deaths or major injures reported, but no power and water is a problem, cell phones have been to cut to emergency only as cell towers are battery p[ower.

Perhaps we need as many ways of contact, and hopefully one of them still works.

I like up north, and slept like a baby through it…

The Emergency Contact List has email, “land“line, and m0bile c0ntacts f0r members. Ill d0 an0ther call f0r updates s00n, s0 we get the newer members 0n there. Yes 0fc0urse during any emergency when the p0wer grid is kn0cked 0ut, there is little chance 0f any 0f the c0mmunicati0ns meth0ds that we use 0f w0rking. There is little we can d0 ab0ut this, as 0ur members are t00 far spread acr0ss the regi0ns t0 c0mmunicate via a CB radi0. It is m0re useful f0r during the aftermath, f0r members t0 check in and be checked up 0n. During an emergency, ab0ut the last thing 0n a members mind w0uld be t0 “0h, I’ve g0tta let the team kn0w I’m alright”, I am sure during these types 0f situati0ns, y0u are very busy. There’s 0nly s0 much we can d0, and unf0rtunately, a piece 0f string stretched acr0ss the Tasman w0uld pass thr0ugh the 0cean and render any c0mmunicati0ns “inaudible”. =/

I will 0fc0urse revise the emergency pr0cedures, t0 be h0nest I have n0t fully devel0ped it yet, and I really need t0 get everyb0dy’s details up 0n there, I d0nt even have s0mtin 0n there, but he just rep0rted in 0n IRC, safe fr0m the N0rth Island.

Micr0 is 0n the list, and sh0uld be safely 0n the t0p part 0f the S0uth Island, albeit his new case screws may be able shaken l00se ;p

Magnitude 5.7

Depth 17.4 km (10.8 miles)

Time & Date Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 04:53:00 AM at epicenter

Distances 50 km (30 miles) WNW of Christchurch, New Zealand
190 km (115 miles) SSE of Westport, New Zealand
305 km (190 miles) NNE of Dunedin, New Zealand
320 km (200 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010atbp.php

EDIT: Other f0ll0w up quakes/ Aftersh0cks have been rep0rted, at less then 5.0 magnitude, h0wever the USGS has n0t updated their maps t0 reflect this inf0rmati0n, yet. Guess they d0nt care ab0ut this side 0f the w0rld all that much, asl0ng as its happening 0ver here. =/

Hey guys Yea both Scout and I do live in CHCH. I was out of town at the time but came back today to see the damage. Our place is ok some broken stuff inside but the house and stuff is still standing.
Spoke to Scout earlier he is all ok dont know too much about his place but i think he is about the same as us.

There is some huge damage in the center of town and we a still feeling pretty strong after shocks and we have a big storm on its way expected to hit tonight which wont help things. Also have been warned to expect a BIG aftershock sometime soon.

lets launch a satilite