It was smaller than the 7.1 that destroyed the city last year, but that one was lucky enough to hit at 4:30am when everyone at home asleep.
This one hit at 12:51pm today.
Middle of the day … Lunchtime . .
This is what I feared may happen - and it did
Christchurch resident Jaydn Katene told the Herald: "We've had friends in town call us and say there are just bodies lying around; lots of dead bodies outside shops just lying there just covered in bricks.
"When it hit we were knocked to our feet. Everything in the house fell down, nothing was left still standing. There's more damage than the first earthquake, the roads are completely t