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| Why so few casualties in Canterbury quake? |
| There are some striking similarities between the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which devastated Haiti in January and today's 7.1 shock in Canterbury, but also a big difference: 230,000 people died around Port-au-Prince, and in Christchurch only a couple of seriously wounded people known so far. |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:38 p.m. |
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| Canterbury earthquake really three quakes? |
| Scientists are investigating whether the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch and its surrounding communities today was actually two or three shocks in quick succession. |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:26 p.m. |
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| Factbox: Canterbury earthquake |
| The most damaging earthquake in New Zealand - since the Napier quake hit Hawke's Bay in January 1931 - struck mid-Canterbury today at 4.36am. |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:23 p.m. |
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| Weather the next threat after earthquake |
| Severe winds forecast tomorrow may be strong enough to further damage already fragile buildings after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury early this morning. |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:16 p.m. |
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| Map: Key earthquake locations |
| Click on the map's markers to view details of the some the key locations of the earthquake. |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:50 p.m. |
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| Hororata teen's lucky escape |
| "I was very scared, indescribably scared," says 16-year-old Xavier Trousselot-Rhodes after being tipped out of his first floor bedroom and on to the ground outside, when this morning's earthquake struck. |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:30 p.m. |
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