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Not to take away from the New Zealand earthquake tragedy in the slightest .. not to take away from the terrible loss of family members, and the everlasting human suffering of, AT ALL .. while watching the video, images and thoughts of Iraq and Afghanistan .. the rubble in the bombing of Iraq "back to the stone age", and the loss of family life and human devastation in those two countries .. just enters my mind .. always does ..

One nature caused, the other some men's main events .. the human suffering .. different scale, yet the same ..

Christchurch quake: National emergency declared
11:29 AM Wednesday Feb 23, 2011

The Government has declared a national state of emergency after yesterday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.

At least 75 people have been confirmed dead in the earthquake, with the toll expected to rise significantly as more bodies are found
and identified. The earthquake has devastated the centre of Christchurch, destroying buildings and infrastructure in the city.

Prime Minister John Key said a national emergency would allow the greatest possible coordination of local, national,
and international resources to work on rescue and recovery efforts. .. continued .. many videos .. pictures ..
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10708171

US Geological Survey .. Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days

Worldwide earthquakes with M4.5+ located by USGS and Contributing Agencies.
(Earthquakes with M2.5+ within the United States and adjacent areas.)

.. a very good interactive map inside .. looks continually updated ..
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/