Earthquake

[Toddy]

Just felt a massive earthquake in Wgtn. Geonet showing 7.5 down around Chch. Hope you SI ferners are all good.

[Tim]

Saying 6.6 now.

Fuck, best wishes to all ferners and other people in the area!

[Chris B.]

Long rolling shake in Nelson - at least 30 seconds - a pretty bad one though not bad enough to break anything.

Hope people closer are similarly lucky!

[NTA]

My FB feed lit up about half an hour ago. Stay safe, fuckers

[African Monkey]

Seem to go on for a few minutes where I am in Chch. Nothing broken this time for us this time unlike February where plenty fell over haha.

[NTA]

I'd be sleeping in a tent in the back yard...

[dK]

@NTA said in Earthquake:

I'd be sleeping in a tent in the back yard...
...... in Sydney

Stay safe nga hoa

[booboo]

Crikey.

Look after yourselves peeps.

Initial shock 7.5 (!!!) according to Geonet.

4 "severe" aftershocks 3 of which were 6 or better.

GeoNet Quakes - Severe and above

geological hazard information for New Zealand.

Some pretty large tsunami activity too.

2 confirmed fatalities.

[Mokey]

I couldn't believe it when I read it was centred in the SI. I'm central NI and my whole house was shuddering and creaking for a full minute.

Hope everyone down Ta$man/Chch way are ok.

[booboo]

Kaikoura getting fairly large amplitude waves. Check the 1m scale on the bottom right.

[booboo]

Reports of "earthquake lights".

Interesting and controversial phenomenon:

Earthquake light - Wikipedia

Video apparently from this morning as below

[Godder]

We're fine here in Christchurch - didn't have to evacuate, fortunately. Looks like Hanmer Springs, Culverden, Cheviot and Kaikoura took the brunt of it.

[booboo]

@booboo said in Earthquake:

Initial shock 7.5 (!!!) according to Geonet.

USGS has it at 7.8

[nzzp]

@booboo said in Earthquake:

@booboo said in Earthquake:

Initial shock 7.5 (!!!) according to Geonet.

USGS has it at 7.8

The numbers bounce around until they get filters on the stations and do a bit of work. Magnitudes are bloody hard to define accurately .

[canefan]

I guess central Wellington ferners get a day off. Take care everyone

[African Monkey]

@Godder We did in Brighton haha. Been out of home since 1.30 and were just allowed to go back home at 8.30.

[Virgil]

Meanwhile there are some real c*nts out there

http://nzh.tw/11747502

[reprobate]

@booboo said in Earthquake:

Reports of "earthquake lights".

Interesting and controversial phenomenon:

Earthquake light - Wikipedia

Video apparently from this morning as below

i went outside during the shaking, and there were lights in the sky in the north island at the time. looked like lightning to me, not that i was paying particularly close attention - more checking geonet to see how far away it was - then saw south island and thought oh fuck... looks like we got off bloody lightly given the strength of it.

[No Quarter]

@Virgil said in Earthquake:

Meanwhile there are some real c*nts out there

http://nzh.tw/11747502

The lowest of the low. WTF is wrong with some people?

Stay safe all, I felt it all the way up in Aucks which is insane given its location. That's a serious shake.

[reprobate]

@Virgil you would hope that someone finds those people and administers a well-deserved hiding.