紐西蘭發生7.8級地震 - 地球科學討論

※ [本文轉錄自 IA 看板]

作者: A6 (短ID真好) 看板: IA
標題: [新聞] 紐西蘭發生7.8級地震
時間: Wed Jul 15 18:44:35 2009


標題:Major quake strikes off New Zealand; tsunami warning issued


新聞來源: (須有正確連結)

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/new.zealand.earthquake/index.html

(CNN) -- New Zealand was under a tsunami warning on Wednesday after a major
earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck off the west coast of its South
Island, according to the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The quake struck around 8:22 p.m. local time (9:22 a.m. UTC) and its
epicenter was located 161 km (100 miles) west of the city of Invercargill,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which measures earthquakes around
the world.

The tsunami warning, which was issued as a precaution, applies only to New
Zealand. The warning center said it is not known if a tsunami was actually
generated by the quake.

Don't Miss
Are you there? Send your pictures, video
The tremor shook buildings in Queenstown -- located about 100 miles north of
Invercargill -- and scared residents who ran into the streets, according to
the New Zealand Herald.

The quake, which was felt across South Island, downed power and phone lines,
the newspaper reported.

"It wasn't very violent, more of a rolling feel," Simon Darby, a resident of
the inland town of Wanaka, told the Herald.

"But it had a power about it -- I ran straight outside into the carpark."

--
《青蛙王子》

變成王子前的青蛙至少還會抓蚊子

摘錄自《民明書房 公主們的憾事》

--