I used to shudder at the real time reporting of the free iPad Earthquake program most recent geological temblor report. Viewing a recent history grid, I noticed that a series of Earthquake rocked the South Island of New Zealand, which already suffered last September but without fatalities. Alas this time, up to 65 deaths were reported in crushed buildings, or trapped in cars. Unlike the September earthquakes in which people were mostly in bed, this time, more people were out and even some were in the tower of Christchurch Cathedral which tumbled down according to reports.
The series of earthquakes were of magnitudes (from most recent) 4.8, 4.4, 6.3, 5.5, 4.1, 4.5, 5.6,4.5, 6.4 in the Richter scale.
Here is a screenshot of the location of the New Zealand earthquakes (on second row and last entry):
CS Monitor: at least 65 dead.
LA Times
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