Earthquake in New Zealand

A destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand yesterday. At least 65 people were killed, and people remain trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. This quake is the latest aftershock to follow a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Christchurch in the fall of 2010.

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Photograph by Mark Mitchell, New Zealand Herald/AP

Comments

mochachino121
February 24, 2011, 7:44 pm

good lord! as if there aren’t enough earthquakes every year.
Soccer07
February 27, 2011, 1:50 pm

i know i agree we allready have enough earthquakes
Soccer07
February 27, 2011, 1:51 pm

i agree i mean really
Soccer07
February 27, 2011, 1:52 pm

i hope another one dos’nt happen
ArcticPrincess
February 27, 2011, 2:49 pm

Well I think earthquakes re-shape the world,who knows,maybe in a century the world will be square.
sparkle2601
February 27, 2011, 8:19 pm

for goodness sake! I wish there is a way to prevent earthquakes!
Roseyrhi1
February 28, 2011, 7:56 am

Come on!!
Earthquakes will you stop!!!There has been enough already.
Lets hope no more from now on!!
HD pwnage
February 28, 2011, 2:44 pm

Earthquakes will never stop it’s natures way of changing the planet. (Landscapes,land,and most of lands surface) Think of it as an update to the earth.
almas619
March 1, 2011, 12:06 pm

I fell very soory
laima
March 3, 2011, 10:35 am

that is rellllllllllllly sad
almas619
March 6, 2011, 9:43 am

My uncle is lucky because he lives in Australia

I will alwys hate natural hazards that cause damage
almas619
March 6, 2011, 9:46 am

What are we doing wrong that we are getting punished?
victoria9339
March 8, 2011, 8:52 pm

OH GREAT this is the same thing that happend to Hatti.
Wow. I have to say that the picture is kind of cool!
tanjem
April 11, 2011, 9:28 am

Well , In the times of trouble … when Jesus will be re-born,
there will be quake and major disaster everywhere.

There is a way to lessen the quake. To pray to god everyday and hope that everyday will be a good one. and try to follow what Jesus has preached in his days. Jesus has sacrifice his life for human so that he could show how great is his compassion to mankind.

You could experience and felt the same as Jesus and then ,hope that all sins will be forgiven ..that there will be no more earthquake in NZ or the effects could be lessen by your prayers everyday. People has forgot the Almighty God .May NZ be spare…