Quote Originally Posted by Tronhard View Post
Hi Again!

The last quake in NZ was massive compared to the shake that devastated Christchurch back in 2011. Christchurch itself will take up to 5 decades to completely rebuild.

Devastation possible from two very different sources
A chart of energy released by NZ Govt. Geological and Nuclear Sciences

That was because the devastation was across an area with comparatively few settlements, but damage to the land is massive. The quake we just suffered has caused 12% of the high-rise buildings in our capital to be condemned, requiring either massive repairs or a full rebuild. Over 10,000 people have been displaced, either temporarily or permanently and the bill will rise into the billions of dollars again.

There have been major earthquakes pretty well everywhere around the Ring of Fire EXCEPT the US and Canada. That silence is ominous to me, and it has to be just a matter of time before the pressure on the fault causes it to slip, and it will be an experience. To put the quake that the west coast is looking at, the island and mainland for perhaps 200km is currently bowed and compressed, and if that energy is released Vancouver island could well drop 1.5m in height and move 6m to the west. The last time such an earthquake happened was well before European records, but First Nations accounts say it was felt as far west as Manitoba, or Minnesota on your side of the border...
Wow, just so sobering.
We felt a few while living in California, but nothing major. I think I'll go hide my head in the sand now