Yahoo News is reporting that a tremor took place north of New Zealand under the Pacific. Hope none of our comrades were affected. (Did you lose any bottles, St. Helier?)
Dan-O
Earthquake near NZ?
May 16, 2006
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"Dan The Man" wrote .............
Thanks for the concern Dan.
Actually, NZ is on the south side of the Pacific "Rim of Fire" - lots of volcanoes (literally thousands inactive, but many very active.)
Auckland city is built over a relatively active volcanic field (last major eruption about 1,000 years ago) - it is not a matter of "if" there will be another eruption - but "when"!
Coupled with that is the fact that several major fault lines run in / around / through the country - Capital; city Wellington is built on a major fault, and a biggie is overdue.
This one occurred several hundred miles to the north - we had no effects whatever - didn't even raise a ripple on my glass (Shingle Peak Sauvignon Blanc - served with lightly fried fish - yummm!)
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