AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Christchurch residents are reaching the end of their tether. Just as they believed the time between aftershocks was becoming greater and tremors weaker, two very strong quakes have hit the city today.
A major aftershock measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Christchurch at 7.45 a.m. with a depth of only six kilometres.
It was a “devastating, vicious sharp blow” for local people, Mayor Bob Parker told Newstalkzb.
Residents were beginning to feel that the aftershocks were easing off and they were starting to relax.
“It is like living in a maelstrom. My guts is just churning up here. When will this thing end?” he said.
“We have got staff in tears, we have got fire engines going through the middle of the city again, power is out and a lot of people are appearing very, very churned up by that.”
He was thankful that the aftershock had been short, as the shallowness made it a terrifying experience.
A major aftershock measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Christchurch at 7.45 a.m. with a depth of only six kilometres.
It was a “devastating, vicious sharp blow” for local people, Mayor Bob Parker told Newstalkzb.
Residents were beginning to feel that the aftershocks were easing off and they were starting to relax.
“It is like living in a maelstrom. My guts is just churning up here. When will this thing end?” he said.
“We have got staff in tears, we have got fire engines going through the middle of the city again, power is out and a lot of people are appearing very, very churned up by that.”
He was thankful that the aftershock had been short, as the shallowness made it a terrifying experience.
