Anyone feel that quake?

pclancy

I know to Cantabrians aftershocks are a fact of daily life but todays Picton shake was the first i've felt in Wellington after being here nearly four years and it felt pretty strong. The whole house shook for a good 20 seconds, was a weird feeling!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6081992/Large-earthquake-rattles-both-Islands

Cookie_Monster

Felt it here in New Plymouth.

Glass of coke swashed back and forth and felt the couch move but very low level...

esharknz

My mother didn't feel it at all, and was in Upper Hutt, so close enough to the epicentre.

Surprised it's the first you've felt in 4 years there, although if you happen to be out and about in the car etc, you don't feel them as much.

pclancy

Yeah i was sitting at home watching a dvd so I really felt the house and its contents shake and heard the weird thunder like noise from the Earth. Weird sensation.

sp1kez

yeah, felt the one on saturday alright. That's another experience to tick off the list :-) Heard the rumble first with enough time to go - what was that? Then it felt kinda like being on a boat and getting hit by a small wave. Everything moved at once which was super wierd. Not at all like you see in the movies.

Anyway, they are fairly common all the same. There was one this morning that was much closer but I never felt it.

http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/latest.html

pclancy

The one today was much more of a jolt then a long shaking. It felt like someone had backed a truck into our building, just one stiff bump.

TrueDub

Wow. Experiencing an earthquake is not something I've ever done, and I can't imagine what it's like. Do you get used to it, or is it terrifying each time?

Glad all are ok over there.

Cookie_Monster

I know it was only small but it wasn't terrifying at all, if you were in the car of playing sports you probably would not have even noticed it.

I thought it was kinda cool, first quake and all.

kiwipower

pclancy wrote: »

Yeah i was sitting at home watching a dvd so I really felt the house and its contents shake and heard the weird thunder like noise from the Earth. Weird sensation.

TrueDub wrote: »

Wow. Experiencing an earthquake is not something I've ever done, and I can't imagine what it's like. Do you get used to it, or is it terrifying each time?

Glad all are ok over there.

Yes you can get use to them!
Im from 2hours north west of wellington, in a strange way I kinda miss the ones like pclancy explained so well there! :eek::cool:

Mrs OBumble

kiwipower wrote: »

Yes you can get use to them!
Im from 2hours north west of wellington, in a strange way I kinda miss the ones like pclancy explained so well there! :eek::cool:

Just outside shakey Palmy, huh (The rest of ye .. there's a reason it's called that!)

kiwipower

JustMary wrote: »

Just outside shakey Palmy, huh (The rest of ye .. there's a reason it's called that!)

YUP!
Im from:
Halcomb Bunnythorpe Bulls Levin Marton?

Studied in Palmy though!
Are ye in the Manawatu/Rangitikei yourself?

Mrs OBumble

Nah, I'm from Wellington.

Got a few rellies in Palmerston though (and my best friend grew up in Marton!)

kiwipower

JustMary wrote: »

Nah, I'm from Wellington.

Got a few rellies in Palmerston though (and my best friend grew up in Marton!)

My god and they admit to coming from Marton?
I almost need my toe nails pulled before I wld admit to it myself!
Wld you know what national school they went to?
Its a small town after all! I left there in 1995

Mrs OBumble

kiwipower wrote: »

My god and they admit to coming from Marton?
I almost need my toe nails pulled before I wld admit to it myself!
Wld you know what national school they went to?
Its a small town after all! I left there in 1995

Discharged?




The state one (I'm guessing there's only two?) .. not sure of the name. She's 37 now, left probably 20/25 years ago, to a bit older than you.

kiwipower

JustMary wrote: »

Discharged?




The state one (I'm guessing there's only two?) .. not sure of the name. She's 37 now, left probably 20/25 years ago, to a bit older than you.

definately discharged! It was either that or sent to the Lake! :eek:

Shes a bit older than me so!
theres where three national schools and then St Matthews (The local catholic school I went too,) then a private boys one as well. They then had one state secondary and to private girls secondarys as well!

Not bad for a tiny little back water!

Crumble Froo

Ooh! Our own wee forum just for NZ!

Haven't felt a proper quake in a wee bit - been hitching around NZ for the last 2 months pretty much, but must say, you do kinda get used to them. Anything over a 5 or 6 gets a bit dodge, it's like shakey rumble shakey rumble fine fine fine, shakey rumble shakey rumble - oh ****, is this about to get bigger, do i need to find a safe place to cover or do - oh cool. it's stopped. ****ing ground, chill teh **** out already, we're over it!

pclancy

Where are you off hitching to?

Crumble Froo

pclancy wrote: »

Where are you off hitching to?

started christchurch, dunedin, invers, nelson, auckland, raglan, hamilton, rotorua, taupo/kinloch, napier, wellington, nelson, christchurch, dunedin, invercargill, dunedin, nelson, shall stay here with mate a coupla days, then back to chch, and back to studying and all that ****e.

long answer short though - ill hitch off to wherever i want to. been such a release of freedom realising that this was a perfectly viable way of transport.

pclancy

Good on ya! I havent hitched in years but seems like a great way to get around.

There's always a couch here at our place if you're stuck on your travels!