On 05/09/10 06:15, Charles Manning wrote:
> Hello All
>
> On Saturday morning we were shaken awake by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake
> centred approx 25 km away. Nobody killed and not that much damage
> considering what equivalent earthquakes have recently inflicted on
> other parts of the world.
>
> We lost power and internet. Those have been restored but might be
> intermittent and that might lead to some delays in handling yaffs
> mailing list issues.
>
> -- Charles
>

I spent two Christmases in Christchurch years ago. Glad to hear it's 
still standing and no-one got killed. Since seismic activity is not new 
down there , I suppose Kiwis build to resist.

25km sounds too close for comfort!

regards.