You may have heard that Christchurch was hit with another earthquake today (over the noon hour). Police have confirmed some fatalities. Lots of damage, including to the iconic cathedral in Chch square. We don't know too many details yet other than what's on the news. We're contacting Ian and Kate Hall there. In the meantime, we just didn't want you to worry if you saw reports. We're fine--no problems down here. There was a small tremour in Dunedin. Jim and Karin were at a store in housewares when the dishes did a little rattling, but they were the only ones who seemed to notice anything.
UPDATE 7:20 p.m.: Jim and Karin were back home about 3 p.m., watching the news coverage and got a little shake in our house, enough to make the curtains sway. Nylla and Jim went out tonight to dance class, and we watched some of the coverage before they left. She is heading up to Chch tomorrow. She's from there and hasn't heard from her family. Just heard there are 65 fatalities and more expected. Still nothing from the Halls. Posted are some photos from news coverage.
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