[Moorf]

Sat here working late and the lights are all still swinging around after a huge jolt.. anyone else feel it - nothing on geonet yet... wow - that's the first big one I've felt!! :uhoh

[Moorf Junior]

Reference Number 2808298/G
Universal Time October 15 2007 at 12:29
NZ Daylight Time Tuesday, October 16 2007 at 1:29 am
Latitude, Longitude 44.68°S, 167.21°E
Focal Depth 24 km
Richter magnitude 6.7
Region Fiordland
Location

* 60 km west of Milford Sound
* 90 km north-west of Te Anau
* 210 km north-west of Gore
* 290 km north-west of Dunedin

[Moorf]

Cheers bro! That's the first I've reported on Geonet! :D Still amazed by the amount of swing on the lights... that's quite a big and shallow shake too...

I suppose Kat and Wiki would have definitely felt that down south if I felt it up here.... :uhoh - it was Mother Nature saying "Welcome home Wiki" :laugh right on her doorstep...

[Moorf Junior]

been another @ 2.50am, same place, 4.5 on the scale this time and only 5km down.

[DMcG]

As long as we keep getting "little" ones like that we're ok. It's relieving the stresses and reducing the chance of a really big one happening :uhoh

Saying that - they're still expected another new volcano to erupt somewhere in the Auckland region anytime around now :exit

Dougie

[wiki]

I suppose Kat and Wiki would have definitely felt that down south if I felt it up here.... :uhoh - it was Mother Nature saying "Welcome home Wiki" :laugh right on her doorstep...

It woke us up down here in Gore - I only felt one of them but it was enough to wake me up and I sleep like a fallen totara, nothing ever wakes me up.

We probably felt the second one as it was a lot shallower - I was quite excited as it was a real shove and jolt quake. And once I worked out that nothing would fall off the walls and onto our heads we just lay back and enjoyed it (at least, I did - it was the first proper earthquake Sian had felt so a bit of a curiosity there!)

[Moorf]

Anyone feel the one 20 mins ago????

Didn't feel last night's aftershock but lights were going again just now.....

(It's now on geonet - big aftershock - 6.2, 5km down.... http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/2808461g.html)

[jubjub]

How are the doggies handling it? I know lukcy would be cowering somewhere, or hiding under my legs!

[Moorf]

They both reacted last night by jerking awake and pricking up their ears - both were on sofa with me - but nothing today. I must say I find it all very exciting - is that normal?!! :uhoh

[DMcG]

Just came in ...
Reference number: 2808461/G
Universal Time: 15 October 2007 at 21:28
NZ Daylight Time: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 at 10:28 am
Latitude, Longitude: 44.73°S, 167.30°E
Location: 50 km west of Milford Sound
Focal depth: 5 km
Richter magnitude: 6.2


It's certainly a bit shaky down there just now :uhoh

Dougie

[Moorf]

But that's good, isn't it Dougie... release of pressure and all that? Jostling to re-align? Please tell me it's good :exit :laugh

[DMcG]

Hmmm, should be a good sign...

But then again, it could be working itself up to a REAL biggie :exit

Dougie
:p

[DMcG]

... and another 4.1 !

Dougie

[Moorf]

And another one Dougie... 12.04 - 4.5 :uhoh Lots of burping going on...

[katandbob]

Anyone feel the one 20 mins ago????

Didn't feel last night's aftershock but lights were going again just now.....

(It's now on geonet - big aftershock - 6.2, 5km down.... http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/2808461g.html)
laugh I am officially saying I have felt an earthquake now, I was sat having smoko at 10.20am and the monitor in Jeannenes office started wobbling, then I realised everything else including me was LOL:rol obviously it has to be a big one to rock my world ;) but Jeannene had to say we were having one! so i'd have probably ignored it and passed it off as my imagination!

Cheers bro! That's the first I've reported on Geonet! : Still amazed by the amount of swing on the lights... that's quite a big and shallow shake too...

I suppose Kat and Wiki would have definitely felt that down south if I felt it up here.... :uhoh - it was Mother Nature saying "Welcome home Wiki" :laugh right on her doorstep...


: as to any last night? Must be like Amy and slept like a log!:o

Kat

[Jules]

I must say I find it all very exciting - is that normal?!! :uhoh

No Moorf!!!! ;)

We had a few in Rotorua about 2-3 months ago, our friends in Waikite Valley text us to say they had had one and about 30 seconds later we had one and she kept on texting us to warn us when the next one was coming, I didn't like it at all:no really frightened me:exit

Jules

[Moorf]

So I guess I shouldn't admit to my obsessive refreshing of the Geonet Quake Watch page? :uhoh :o

[zardell]

So I guess I shouldn't admit to my obsessive refreshing of the Geonet Quake Watch page? :uhoh :o


No you shouldn't, but I know why you do it 'cos I do it too !!!!

Have a look at Matata - thats about a 10 minute drive from us...........:uhoh

:exit

Julie

xx

[Moorf]

:eek:

[Jules]

I must admit :o I look most days on the Geonet web site, it is most interesting :nice1 really!!!!

I don't envy you Julie being so close to Matata!!! Fab beaches though :nice1

Jules

[Moorf]

Another aftershock a few mins ago - seems they expect them for a few days..... http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/2808520g.html

[DMcG]

You know you can sign up for email distribution and the notifications just get sent out to you? It's not quite real time - but normally within 30 minutes or so.

Dougie

[Moorf]

Yep, I used to get the email notification but these days I need the fix a lot quicker :D

[thezorbster]

Yep, I used to get the email notification but these days I need the fix a lot quicker :D

:laugh :laugh

I am completely hooked on the geonet site since experiencing our first quake a couple of weeks ago. I'm also completely paranoid now about every single creak in the house as I think it's the start of something big. Visited Nelson museum for the first time yesterday and that has made me even worse after seeing the photos of past quakes. Scary stuff. :uhoh

[veronica]

did'nt feel a thing , damn missed another one

[Moorf]

The last few weeks have contributed to a rather Armageddon-ish feeling in this house :laugh - after the scary gorge scenario and having just experienced my first quake here, and a biggie at that, we're now in the midst of what is the loudest storm I've witnessed here!! :roll

Tia - is that you and your keyboard?!

[zardell]

The last few weeks have contributed to a rather Armageddon-ish feeling in this house :laugh - after the scary gorge scenario and having just experienced my first quake here, and a biggie at that, we're now in the midst of what is the loudest storm I've witnessed here!! :roll




Ever had the feeling that someone is trying to tell you something? !

:uhoh

:exit

Julie

xxx

[Leccy-Lee]

Is it wrong of me to WANT to experience a quake?

I feel guilty saying "Yeah... bring em on", as they obviously can be catastrophic and cause untold damage, and even if not that, can scare folk.
But all my life have been fascinated by anything to do with mother nature, be it extreme weather, tornados, volcanos, Quakes the lot. And since getting to NZ i have been longing to experience a suitable earthquake.

Am i bad person? lol

Should add obviously i would never want to see anyone hurt or anything damaged, but want to see what ol mum nature has up her sleeve!

[DMcG]

You still all right down there Moorf?

Another three this morning so far... :uhoh


Dougie

[Joanne100]

Im with u Lee, i want to feel one too, im so jealous i just want to tell the guys back home that i felt an earthquake, maybe im in the wrong place in chch.

[Jules]

Is it wrong of me to WANT to experience a quake?

I feel guilty saying "Yeah... bring em on", as they obviously can be catastrophic and cause untold damage, and even if not that, can scare folk.
But all my life have been fascinated by anything to do with mother nature, be it extreme weather, tornados, volcanos, Quakes the lot. And since getting to NZ i have been longing to experience a suitable earthquake.

Am i bad person? lol

Should add obviously i would never want to see anyone hurt or anything damaged, but want to see what ol mum nature has up her sleeve!

I felt exactly the same as you Lee........ I really wanted to experience one, but when I did it made me feel very uneasy :uhoh . When they come one after the other it can be quite frightening IMHO........:exit

Jules

[jubjub]

Moorf, you got that earthquake kit made up yet??? :exit

[Smiler]

Moorf, you got that earthquake kit made up yet??? :exit

Checked our's the other day. :p Smug Smiler :p

[benandclare]

Clare felt the one centred in the sea off Milford and I felt the one just above Hamner Springs about 2 weeks ago.

Find it all rather exciting really :nice1

[Moorf]

Didn't feel the latest ones Dougie, although a couple in the early hours were apparently over 5.0 - but deep. Instead we enjoyed Mother Nature's light and sound experience as several storms came at us from the mountains - spectacular - a couple of times the lightning lit up the Alps in black and white, stunning.

The Waimakariri is completely swollen and amazing to watch and listen to - off back there later with hubby and dogs - just love the power of it all. Gigantic trees look like twigs as they zoom past in the brown swirling water.. :nice1 I'll try and get pics....

Joanne100 - I'd have thought you would have felt the biggie the other night - lots of reports came in from Chch on Geonet.

You'll have to put me in the "want to experience a biggie" camp, although the phrase "be careful what you wish for" springs to mind at the same time. :uhoh I love the power of nature be it waves, wind, quakes or storms - ohh to stand in a gale on a wave thrashed beach!

I was chatting with a few neighbours I met out on a walk with dogs yesterday and not one of them had an earthquake kit!! Their excuses ranged from "my larder is my kit" to "my stove will remain standing" !! We have one, of sorts, made many from items we got using Flybuy Points (including a neat portable gas stove!), but it's far from complete! Note to self: change water!!

I'd advise anyone in Smiler's locality to head to hers in the event of a quake - I believe she's won awards for her kit!! ;)

Moorf

[Familyofmonkeys]

So what does one put in their earthquake kit?

[jubjub]

Smiler did a great thread....

we are all going to the boonies to share hers... :D
http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7267&highlight=earthquake

[RamblingPaddies]

Is there a feeling that something big is going to happen re: earthquakes ? :uhoh

[John Z]

Is there a feeling that something big is going to happen re: earthquakes ? :uhoh

Yup, me predicts on the 27th of November*. It will have such a huge impact on NZ that you'll feel it anywhere! Though some places may have some slow-motion effect due to their remote presence.

:exit








































*Rumour has it that on the 27th of November my plane is landing in Auckland.

































Don't try to stop me,
you might get hurt.


It's inevitable!


Respect the Power of Nature.


:laugh

[Familyofmonkeys]

Smiler did a great thread....

we are all going to the boonies to share hers... :D
http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7267&highlight=earthquake

Wow....if I went out and bought all that stuff, OH would have a fit :o
Don't know how i'd manage to get out in an emergency with 3 teeny weenies and pack up emergency stuff too. Lets hope if anything does happen, the house is still standing. I have ttorch by the bed anyway (am I paranoid or what?) and got a gas cooking thing in kitchen cupboard and a lighter somewhere (reminder to self....get more fuel for blowtorch) plus plenty of food, some bottled water and medical kit & radio. Have a space blanket in my handbag in case i'm out somewhere and small medical kit and torch in the car too.That is about it I think. Hmm....maybe I should get some face masks? Do they come in child size?

[Smiler]

Hi Family

I didn't go and buy it all, I used what we had, found something in the sales at the Warehouse or when I bought a new saucepan for instance, I put the old one in the kit. The sleeping bags form part of our camping gear anyway and the toiletries I bought one thing every shop and so on.

The first thing you'll want to worry about is the kids, so it makes sense to have anything you need all in one place, rather than scattered about the house. If you pack away some of your oldest's childs clothes when they grow out of them, at least you'll have something to change them into, it really doesn't matter if they are stained or old, just so long as they are warm. Our kit is in a old wheely suitcase in the garage. There's only two of us, so it's much easier than having littlies to think of as well!

I may sound anal about this sorry :D We live out in the sticks so a generator is essential for us anyway, you might not need one in town where there are other people around or community centres you can get too. In the 2004, when Manawatu and lower Wanganui was badly flooded, the emergency services didn't get here for 8 days. We didn't live here then, but have seen the pictures and heard the stories and intend to be fully prepared IF it did happen again, just as we were prepared living on the faultline in Wellington.

Can you believe that the emergency services could not find this road as it wasn't on their map?!? :confused: We now all have Rapid numbers and have been to the police control centre for a demonstration of their new equipment, so we know they'll find us eventually!

I'm sure your OH would be ok as preparation is the key. We do have warning systems in NZ but the only people that are going to help us in the first few days after a disaster, is us! :nice1

[Familyofmonkeys]

We liked Smiler's idea of putting emergency stuff in a tub in the garage. OH went out and bought some face masks and spare gas canisters today! I'll feel a bit safer tucked up in bed tonight with my tourch :D

[Smiler]

Hi Family

Nice one :nice1

It was Disaster awareness week last week and there are some handy hints on here to being prepared. http://www.getthru.govt.nz/

I hope you got all dried out today and that you are feeling less tired too. :yes

[Familyofmonkeys]

Was re-reading this old thread, and thought i'd post some interesting links where you can see videos of earthquakes (mostly from security cameras). Very interesting stuff:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/earthquakes/earthquake-101.html

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1005/es1005page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1502442598903267445

[Asli&Mark]

I don't think watching them would help me after having been through the big one in Istanbul in Turkey, my heart wouldn't take it.:(
But I am sure others would find it quite interesting
Asli

[Familyofmonkeys]

I don't think watching them would help me after having been through the big one in Istanbul in Turkey, my heart wouldn't take it.:(


You poor thing! Was that the one in 1999?

[Asli&Mark]

Yep it was August 1999, and the followings :(

[jubjub]

Apparently there was a quake at the weekend in Whakatane, 5 on the richter scale, I didnt feel it as I was driving at the time...

[Familyofmonkeys]

And there was a 5.3 one in UK a few hours ago. Will be ringing relatives in a few hours to see if they felt it.

[oldest]

This has been rather scary and thought provoking reading. How many of you have emergency kits? I am a bit new to all this, but maybe someone could do one of those poll things?

[Hippywench]

And there was a 5.3 one in UK a few hours ago. Will be ringing relatives in a few hours to see if they felt it.

We heard about it on the radio this morning. I can't believe we slept right through it. The only sign of anything is that the bird table has moved a few inches along the patio.

[Red Devil]

... yep, 5.2 or something on that scale... epicentre was in Market Rasen in Lincolnshire, 10 miles from my parents-in-law :D

[Familyofmonkeys]

I think this is all rather spooky, how I was just wondering about earthquakes last night....and then there is one in the UK today. Here is link to latest BBC report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7266136.stm

[actiongirl76]

I felt it here in Worcestershire.... it went on for what felt like 30 seconds..... it's a very strange feeling having everything vibrating around you! Fortunatly I was only half awake, as otherwise I would have bolted for the front door. :yes

There is always the 'Survivors of the Lincolnshire Earthquake' group on facebook! for those who lost a chimney! lol

[tomo1340]

We heard about it on the radio this morning. I can't believe we slept right through it. The only sign of anything is that the bird table has moved a few inches along the patio.

Claires family never felt a thing in Haydock either. I have felt minor ones before but this really shook our house. It felt like the floor turned to liquid and knocked loads of books off their shelf. I found it quite exhilerating. No damage but I think the car had moved slightely as the breaks were locked on in the morning.

[Hippywench]

Claires family never felt a thing in Haydock either. I have felt minor ones before but this really shook our house. It felt like the floor turned to liquid and knocked loads of books off their shelf. I found it quite exhilerating. No damage but I think the car had moved slightely as the breaks were locked on in the morning.

I found a couple more things afterwards. One of my planters had moved away from the front of the house. Even worse, my pudding bowl had flipped over onto its side. Luckily it didn't break or I'd have nothing to help me cut our hair.:D

[JandM]

One of my friends just sent me a quote from the Speak Your Branes blog, where they'd copied across a message from someone on Have Your Say, saying

that things fell from his shelves. “I was woken up. It was hell.”

Some humourist replied:

I thought hell was supposed to be an awful place of infinite torture, but if its actually a place where some things fall off a shelf once every 25 years I’m going to go back to killing hookers.