http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... 145320.htm
A powerful earthquake has struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch bringing down buildings and buckling roads, with reports of serious injuries.
The US Geological Survey says the quake was 6.3 in magnitude and struck five kilometres from the city at a shallow depth of just four kilometres.
It says the quake hit shortly before 12:50pm (local time), just five kilometres to the north-west of the city.