>I hope none of your family or friends were injured in the latest quake....it looks really bad on the news...

At first I was surprised how much damage there was in the aftermath of the quake, which was only 6.3 ... really not that bad. But then I read how shallow it was, only 2.5 miles down ... that explains why it was so violent.

My thoughts and best wishes go out to the people of Christchurch ...

~~Bonnie