Thursday, January 20, 2011

Christchurch - continued prayers

Everyone knows there was a major earthquake in Christchurch in September.
There have been continual tremors since.
I arrived at my accommodation very near the centre of Christchurch last Saturday at 3pm  and left the city at 11.30am on Sunday.  I did not feel anything but a search discovers there was a 2.7 just after 4pm at a depth of 20km , a 2.8 at about 1am on Sunday depth 5km  and a 2.5 about 8am at less than km depth.

However on Monday there were 2 at 3, 1 at 3.5 and 1 at 4.1 plus many smaller and today there was a 5 at 6am plus many at 3 or smaller.   Altogether 54 tremors in the last 7 days.
Naturally people are worried that weakened structures will fall, lots have had their chimneys removed in case. And doctors report many illnesses due to stress.
I was a little disappointed that I felt nothing but prayers are needed for those who live there and put up with it every day.

4 comments:

motheramelia said...

Whether you feel the aftershocks depends on many things including the building you are in and the ground under you. I had a house years ago in Berkeley where I could feel quakes as small as 2.5 and got pretty accurate In telling the approximate magnitude. I then moved and could only feel quakes above 3.5. Prayers for all the people of Christchurch who are feeling the stress of this disaster.

Doorman-Priest said...

Prayers indeed in an uncertain time.

Davis said...

Be assured we are praying for the people of Christchurch.

"Sir" said...

Worried about you now. Are you O.K?