Wellington, New Zealand - A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning over the South Island of New Zealand, causing extensive damage, but only two serious injuries were reported. Christchurch, looters broke into some shops damaged, police said. The earthquake hit 19 miles (30 kilometers) west in the southern city of Christchurch in accordance with national geological scientific institutions GNS, shook the entire region, some residents said the buildings collapsed and power was cut off. Did not issue a tsunami warning. Preliminary report geomagnetism 7.4 earthquake, but later downgraded to re-examine it after the earthquake records. United States Geological Survey in the U.S., the earthquake measured 7.0. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker announced a state of emergency, 4 hours after the earthquake shaking the whole of Asia, and warn people, aftershocks continued to drop may result from damage of masonry buildings. Emergency means that part of the city will be c losed and some shut down unsafe buildings, he said. Civil Defence Minister John Carter said that in the civil state of emergency declared for the earthquake was "a major disaster," standby forces and the army to assist. Parker said, "Sharp, vicious earthquake has caused major damage to the walls partially collapsed in the city... has come down the street." Chimneys and walls of buildings and roads have been blocked from the old, out of traffic lights, electricity, gas and water supply disruptions, he said. "In the central city of at least five buildings collapsed, the debris area is in many streets are everywhere," Christchurch resident Angela Morgan told The Associated Press. "Road where the main burst have disappeared, there was a panic withdrawal from the coast region, the tsunami, many people worry about," she added, "There is very serious damage, really, there are some reports of people trapped in damaged, the house. "
Christchurch, said fire spokesman Maikebaodeng, many people trapped in fallen buildings chimney, plug the entrance, but there were no regular reports under the rubble. Rescue team to inspect the premises. Christchurch Hospital said it had treated the two seriously injured, one person was slightly injured several others. A man has been a decline in the chimney and intensive care in serious condition, while the second serious stab wound glass, hide, said hospital spokeswoman Michelle. Christchurch police report of the road in the city with a population 400,000 parts damaged areas with a sharp swinging aftershock sequence. Police sealed off the streets of rubble in some places on earth. Video shows a car from the collapsed brick stack, and fold the road. He said: "In the great destruction of cities, we have the report of robbery, only shop windows broken, easy to monitor picking," Police Inspector Mike Coleman told the New Zealand national radio. "We had some people break the report (store) window, and tried to seize some property, not his own... we have police in the streets, we are working with the deal," he said. Suburban dwellers Makeaokang Nair said that his house all the broken glass, food thrown from shelves drawers sets, television and computer turned over. "She is a beautiful, we are thrown from wall to wall, because we tried to escape down the stairs to safety," he told The Associated Press. "This is the dark power failure (), we break through the glass on the floor, everywhere." The earthquake struck in the morning 4:35 (1635 GMT) thousands of people shaking awake, New Zealand national radio reported. About 12 aftershocks have shaken the whole of Asia since the scale ranges from 5.3 to 3.9, geomagnetism published on its website.
Civil Defence spokesman David Miller said the bridge at least six districts have been badly damaged, and in the history of the port city of Littleton Imperial Hotel is "very unstable", in danger of collapsing. Roads, shops and around the Christchurch store also suffered some damage, hit bumps in rural towns in other buildings. Inspector Coleman said the city's low-lying eastern suburbs residents have been told to prepare to evacuate their property, the power, gas, sewerage and water supply system is cut by the earthquake. Simpson said, panicked residents ran into the street Colleen residents, wearing pajamas. Some buildings collapsed, there is no power, and mobile phone networks have failed. "Oh, my God. There is a row of shops completely destroyed in front of me," Simpson said what news websites. Kiwirail rail transport group, said spokesman Kevin, 13 Duolamuxiao freight train had stopped on the South Island Line, some damage has been confirmed as the railway line north o f Christchurch./nfl-jerseys-c-1.html Christchurch International Airport closed as a precautionary measure, the earthquake, as an expert inspect the runway and terminal building, a spokesman said. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said "no destructive widespread tsunami threat, based on historical earthquake and tsunami data." New Zealand sits above the earth's crust where two tectonic plates collide. More than 14,000 earthquakes recorded in the country 1 year - but only about 150 are felt by the residents. Less than 10 years to do any damage. New Zealand last year's earthquake in the South Island's Fiordland region 7.8 on July 16, 2009 - 1 tremblor's move south of the country 12-inch (30 cm) close to Australia, seismologists Kengelaide Hill said at the time. Gledhill, of the geomagnetism of "Geonet" national earthquake monitoring project director, said the island's geographical changes that challenge the forces involved.
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