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A rare video of the Christchurch aftershock caught on camera by YouTube user bugsandal.
While short lived you can see and hear the quake hitting.
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Jason on 30/12/2010 11:52pm
3.7 Magnitude i think one of 2 3.7’s within an hour, as the 4.9 magnitude ive been told in christchurch went on for longer than the one in the video.
Still goes to show how violent even the smallest of shakes can be, especially if local.