New Zealand earthquake rips a new fault line across the world… moving one side of the earth 11ft to the right
Environment • September 2010 • Views: 776
The earthquake that devastated a city in New Zealand tore open a new 11ft faultine in the Earth’s surface.
The 7.1-magnitude quake which hit Christchurch, the country’s second-largest city, destroyed about 500 buildings and caused an estimated £930million of damage.
But hundreds of lives were saved by tough building rules, it was claimed. Only two injuries were reported.
Comment: Pretty amazing pictures!