> This is the same magnitude as the recent one in Haiti, the difference > is that NZ has building codes that take account of the need for > withstanding earthquakes And that's what building codes are for eh ? It's amazing that no one even got squashed by a chimney. Several homes are very much no longer plumb. And the word of the week has been "liquefaction", many places and people affected by 'quicksand'. Black sandy mud everywhere in the reclaimed areas > Instead because no-one has died (well, I believe there is one > death due to a heart attack that can be attributed to the quake) And a lemur that drowned at the zoo (awww) Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .