Carole ~ I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope that their Christmas will be quieter.

Here's a link to a map of earthquakes in New Zealand in the past week:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak.../S_Pacific.php

We just had a 3.9 this morning. It was strong enough to feel, but just barely. Nothing like what NZ has been experiencing. I just hope it's not the calm before the storm.

Here's a link to a map of earthquakes in Alaska in the past week: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...ial/Alaska.php