Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Thursday 20th December - earthquake 6.8

An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the scale hit Gisborne at 9pm this evening. It was felt all over New Zealand...

R & J were in the car in Napier at the time. They were stopped at traffic lights and felt the car rocking from side to side.

The people of Gisborne were lucky. Most of the buildings damaged were in the shopping area of town. It it had happened during the day many people would have been injured.

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