Strong earthquake in New Zealand (47 photos) Bashny.Net

State of emergency declared in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. In the vicinity of Earthquake - force 7, 1 point. The epicenter was located 30 km from the city. This is - the strongest earthquake in the history of New Zealand for the past 80 years. Numerous houses have been destroyed, severely damaged the city's infrastructure, roads, water supply, sewerage and communications. After the main earthquake in the city felt the tremors - the number more than 20, the most powerful of them - the power of 5, 3 points.