Subject: Re: NZ 7.8 EQ - Yikes! by Fandatstick on 2016/11/14 9:48:38
Rating has been related to 7.5. With the way the Richter scale works apparently it had 50 times(!) the energy of the 2011 earthquake which did so much damage to Christchurch. Whilst unfortunately it's created plenty of damage, it was a bit deeper and also centred in a less populous area.
