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Title: Did the earth move for you?
Post by: Vulcan on September 06, 2010, 04:22:01 AM: Thought these new faultline piccies from the quake that hit christchurch were worth sharing:

(http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/news/2010/Fault_0564.jpg)

(http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/news/2010/Fault_1769.jpg)

(http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/news/2010/Fault_1766.jpg)
Title: Re: Did the earth move for you?
Post by: Plawranc on September 06, 2010, 07:09:03 AM: Shake it up baby...

woah :O
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Post by: fbWldcat on September 06, 2010, 07:24:15 AM: Where are these?
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Post by: redman555 on September 06, 2010, 07:46:07 AM: Dang, first pic.

-BigBOBCH
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Post by: 4deck on September 06, 2010, 08:53:15 AM: Quote from: fbWldcat on September 06, 2010, 07:24:15 AM
Where are these?

Believe its New Zealand. 7.1 Magnitude
Title: Re: Did the earth move for you?
Post by: Tac on September 06, 2010, 02:26:29 PM: its planet earth trying to cause critical mass by making NZ and Australia come closer together.
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Post by: Reschke on September 06, 2010, 02:27:49 PM: WOW sweet photos but I wouldn't have wanted to be driving a tractor along that field with that happened.
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Post by: Pigslilspaz on September 06, 2010, 03:01:55 PM: not that bad :neener:
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Post by: Vulcan on September 06, 2010, 03:20:33 PM: Quote from: Tac on September 06, 2010, 02:26:29 PM
its planet earth trying to cause critical mass by making NZ and Australia come closer together.

I think the canterbury plains moved east by a few metres, away trying to get further away from aussie - can't really blame them either :D

(http://iforce.co.nz/i/wyt21ija.jpg)

Interesting side effect from liquifaction... these popped up all over the place:

(http://iforce.co.nz/i/zqq1gzd0.jpg)
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Post by: Scherf on September 06, 2010, 11:19:39 PM: Quote from: Vulcan on September 06, 2010, 03:20:33 PM
I think the canterbury plains moved east by a few metres, away trying to get further away from aussie - can't really blame them either :D

Nah mate, it's been pushed.

bloody sheep sh*ggers
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Post by: Stalwart on September 06, 2010, 11:48:26 PM: Really interesting pictures Vulcan.

That stuff that popped up, was it sand?
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Post by: BoilerDown on September 07, 2010, 12:04:37 AM: Quote from: Stalwart on September 06, 2010, 11:48:26 PM
Really interesting pictures Vulcan.

That stuff that popped up, was it sand?

Its pretty fascinating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_liquefaction
Title: Re: Did the earth move for you?
Post by: Vulcan on September 07, 2010, 04:37:11 AM: Quote from: Stalwart on September 06, 2010, 11:48:26 PM
Really interesting pictures Vulcan.

That stuff that popped up, was it sand?

yup sand, some area's also have had a clayish substance come up as well.
Title: Re: Did the earth move for you?
Post by: Tac on September 07, 2010, 09:33:36 AM: liquefaction is what is theorized that truly destroyed the ancient cities of sodom and gomorrah (or however its spelled). Freaky stuff to see it happening in an island rather than in an area thats near a desert. O.o
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Post by: Shuffler on September 07, 2010, 09:40:28 AM: Don't look at me...... it was not my FAULT. :D
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Post by: Pigslilspaz on September 07, 2010, 11:31:04 AM: Quote from: Tac on September 07, 2010, 09:33:36 AM
liquefaction is what is theorized that truly destroyed the ancient cities of sodom and gomorrah (or however its spelled). Freaky stuff to see it happening in an island rather than in an area thats near a desert. O.o

It happens in sanfrancisco, near where all the piers are. Then again, all that area of land is built on an old landfill.