Looks like another Haiti situation….as it was a direct hit to a densely populated area.  Hopefully they have better seismic building codes than Haiti has.  Expect more reports on this.  Alaska also had a 6.3M this morning.  Plus several 3Ms in the San Francisco Bay Area this week.
 
 
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/widespread-damage-reported-after-powerful-earthquake-hits-new-zealands-second-largest-city_100422928.html