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Two more earthquakes shake Christchurch

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Just as it seemed that seismic activity was finally dying down in Christchurch, the city has been shaken by two more earthquakes. The USGS currently has the first shock pegged as a magnitude 5.8, and the second as a magnitude … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, geohazards