It also has affected the Blogosphere: (Via NoisyRoom)
Blog posting from the Blog, New Zeal:
Hi all – just a quick note to say that a 7.1 Earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand at 4:35 am this morning. Power and water is out through much of the city. My family and I are safe.
Solid aftershocks are still coming through. Thanks to everyone for their messages and prayers.
Here is a News Story on the quake via The News Herald in New Zealand:
Many Christchurch residents are counting themselves lucky to be alive after this morning’s massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the city.
Marsha Witehira, 30, was sleeping when the wall next to her bed collapsed in and falling bricks narrowly missed landing on her head.
Her friend, Tama Wharepapa, was sleeping in the lounge when items started falling on him from a wall unit.
He rushed into Ms Witehira’s bedroom and pulled her by the feet out of the way of the collapsing wall.
“It just missed my head,” Ms Witehira said.
“He literally pulled me by my feet in my sleep, just at the time that the bricks fell on my bed and it just missed me. It was pretty intense,” she said.
“I’m very lucky to be alive. If Tama wasn’t here to wake me from my sleep and pull me out, I really wouldn’t like to think what the result would be.”
Thoughts and prayers to those in the affected area.