Big earthquake just happened here. [Archive]

Maha

15th July 2009, 21:34

Big quake here in Otematata so guess it's wide spread!

Just a mild wobble here in Dunedin.

You guys need to put water with it....:laugh:

Highlander

15th July 2009, 21:34

Race out and check that dam!

Damn the dam.

Katman

15th July 2009, 21:35

It's ok folks. False alarm - I just farted.

Racey Rider

15th July 2009, 21:37

Didn't feel it. but noticed things wobbling in the house in New Plymouth.

The Duck 01

15th July 2009, 21:39

Big quake here in Otematata so guess it's wide spread!

How BIG??????

Or just a small pecker of a quake :2guns:

Or was it some thing else???? :shit:

oldrider

15th July 2009, 21:39

Well, things were swinging wildly around in the house, like hanging plants etc.

Daughter never felt anything in Temuka though!

I have been in plenty of quakes and this one was quite a good one but not nasty shocks just really swaying about.

Went on for quite a while too, oh well it's all quiet again now. (I hope)

Funny thing is I just said to Mrs O the other day that we haven't had an earthquake for a while, she went apeshit! :shifty::shit::sick: Oh well!

DJSin

15th July 2009, 21:40

Another small ripple in Wellington

davereid

15th July 2009, 21:40

9.39pm... just shook Horowhenua. Thats a LONG way from Otago ! must be a biggy !

Trudes

15th July 2009, 21:41

Was just reading this when we had a little shake here in Wellington.

chanceyy

15th July 2009, 21:41

hmm the earth just moved in Levin ... but hell I am here alone :laugh:

miSTa

15th July 2009, 21:41

Felt it here in Chch. Had the lights in the lounge and dining room swinging around. Went on for quite a while.

cowpoos

15th July 2009, 21:42

Big quake here in Otematata so guess it's wide spread!
funny...im just north of hamilton....and our lights [ghey hanging ones] were just woobling...but we felt nothing...so I guess it wasn't ghosts after all!!

Taz

15th July 2009, 21:42

Tiger still standing John?

Sparky Bills

15th July 2009, 21:43

We are way overdue for a biggy here in nz...

Kemet

15th July 2009, 21:44

9:30pm... who was it. Must have been at least 4.5 on richter scale.....

who else felt it?

Where...

Marknz

15th July 2009, 21:45

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00764975.php

Magnitude 8.2 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 09:22:32 UTC
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 08:22:32 PM at epicenter

Location 45.635°S, 166.418°E
Depth 31 km (19.3 miles) set by location program
Region OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Distances 172 km (107 miles) WNW (299°) from Invercargill, New Zealand
189 km (117 miles) WSW (249°) from Queenstown, New Zealand
318 km (197 miles) W (273°) from Dunedin, New Zealand
830 km (516 miles) SW (232°) from WELLINGTON, New Zealand

I don't believe the 8.2, but there you go...

Highlander

15th July 2009, 21:45

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

Reference Number 3124785/G
Universal Time July 15 2009 at 9:22
NZ Standard Time Wednesday, July 15 2009 at 9:22 pm
Latitude, Longitude 45.78°S, 166.68°E
Focal Depth 5 km
Richter magnitude 6.6
Region Fiordland
Location 90 km north-west of Tuatapere
90 km south-west of Te Anau
150 km north-west of Invercargill
300 km west of Dunedin

Monstaman

15th July 2009, 21:50

Our house wobbled pretty well with lights swinging about 300 - 400 mm, we got out quickly but no damage to us, be interesting to see what comes out of the woodwork :shit:.

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

The Duck 01

15th July 2009, 21:53

Well, things were swinging wildly around in the house, like hanging plants etc.

Daughter never felt anything in Temuka though!

I have been in plenty of quakes nasty shocks just really swaying about.and this one was quite a good one but not

Went on for quite a while too, oh well it's all quiet again now. (I hope)

Now it's starting to sound like "The Old Dried Arrangements" got let out out for the night :shit:
But lucky for Mr O it only lasted the" Lenght of A Shake" :love:

Back to what you were doing before all this shaking started. :no: :no:

Where were Mrs O ?????? :done:

cs363

15th July 2009, 21:57

It may just be coincidence but I believe Parekura Horomia has a close lady friend that lives in Tuatapere ......maybe he's visiting?

Gareth51

15th July 2009, 22:07

Could hear it coming, and then it was all over with a little shake

Kemet

15th July 2009, 22:08

It may just be coincidence but I believe Parekura Horomia has a close lady friend that lives in Tuatapere ......maybe he's visiting?

I thought he was half the man he used to be these days....

cs363

15th July 2009, 22:10

Could hear it coming, and then it was all over with a little shake

:lol: .....A tad unfortunate that your post ended up under mine.... :rofl:

Monstaman

15th July 2009, 22:10

Interesting we couldn't here a thing but it went on for about a minute and a half to two minutes, blind crahcing back and forth etc.

We are prepped for a biggy, fresh water, tent handy and some food etc, not a silly idea if you haven't already got something together.

cs363

15th July 2009, 22:11

I thought he was half the man he used to be these days....

True (well, maybe not half...) but he's still a very big boy! :)

Virago

15th July 2009, 22:13

...We are prepped for a biggy, fresh water, tent handy and some food etc, not a silly idea if you haven't already got something together.

Good thinking. I'm making a fresh espresso in case the power goes off.

dipshit

15th July 2009, 22:14

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2597897/Fiorldland-quake-measures-6-6

Mikkel

15th July 2009, 22:16

Didn't feel anything on the hills here in Chch.

cs363

15th July 2009, 22:17

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2597897/Fiorldland-quake-measures-6-6

Wow! Tsunami warning??! I know it's standard procedure for a biggy, but I seriously hope nothing comes of it...that would not be fun.

Kemet

15th July 2009, 22:18

Still watching the seismic drums at geonet.org.nz and it doesn't look like it has even stopped yet. there is just a continuous band of blue marking with sections of red where the original quake occurred and the "aftershocks" that have come since then. image makes it look like the quake is still going.... in fact on the Wanaka drum you can see the two different lines the current timestamp being partially obscured by previous hour's markings...

cowpoos

15th July 2009, 22:19

Good thinking. I'm making a fresh espresso in case the power goes off.
genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cs363

15th July 2009, 22:27

Bloody lucky it was centred in a fairly remote area, according to the Richter scale 6-6.9 is classed as 'strong' and can be destructive up to a radius of 160km. :eek5: Apparently fairly shallow too, which I gather is not a good thing either...

Okey Dokey

15th July 2009, 22:29

Yes, it was pretty strong here in North Otago, oldrider. First thing I noticed was lights in the windows, as if a car had just pulled up outside- but then realised it was the glass flexing in the frames! Stained glass ornaments in the windows swinging, the door moved open about a foot, and the fireplace poker in its stand swung back and forth for quite a while.

Spyke

15th July 2009, 22:40

Go look in the garage! I'm hoping no bikes fell over, that'd suck big time!

puddytat

15th July 2009, 22:44

Twas merely a gentle rolling motion in Murchison
I was just sitting down to roast Chook, & as with all quakes I wonderd, wether it was going to get worse...
Hope not to much damage

Naki Rat

15th July 2009, 22:57

Didn't feel it. but noticed things wobbling in the house in New Plymouth.

I'll second that. Gentle swaying for a minute or so in the Naki at 9.28pm, so it took 6 minutes for it to travel up here.

oldrider

15th July 2009, 22:59

Go look in the garage! I'm hoping no bikes fell over, that'd suck big time!

Been out checked the garage (Tiger purring contentedly) , thought there was a bump during quake but nothing untoward anywhere. :ride: OK

The Tiger said just as well Ruralmans KTM had gone home, it was a bit of a sook and would have been afraid! :cry: :blip:

Blackshear

15th July 2009, 23:19

Why do you guys get all the fun :wari:
Last time we had a 1.nothing the whole country knew about it on the news.
Was cool though, made a speaker fall off my dresser. Cunt :mellow:

Shadows

16th July 2009, 00:15

crazyhorse

16th July 2009, 07:47

Reference Number: 3124785
NZST: Wed, Jul 15 2009 9:22 pm
Magnitude: 7.8
Depth: 12 km
Details: 100 km north-west of Tuatapere

This is what I read this morning. Did not feel it in HB, but it appears you've had some more good ones during the night:

Reference Number: 3124792
NZST: Wed, Jul 15 2009 9:41 pm
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 5 km
Details: 150 km west of Tuatapere

and then:

Reference Number: 3124869
NZST: Thu, Jul 16 2009 1:50 am
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 5 km
Details: 120 km north-west of Tuatapere

Hope your day improves down there :shit::shit::shit::shit:

Monstaman

16th July 2009, 08:07

On the news they are taking flight over Fiordland to see the damage, it will have left some big scares you would think.

Mom

16th July 2009, 08:10

On the news they are taking flight over Fiordland to see the damage, it will have left some big scares you would think.

And probably some scars too I would imagine :sunny:

sels1

16th July 2009, 08:10

One thing about living near a sandy beach is it all goes like jelly in a good quake. The old house did some fairly loud creaks and cracks last night, depite the fact we are over 900km from the epicentre!

sinfull

16th July 2009, 08:15

On the news they are taking flight over Fiordland to see the damage, it will have left some big scares you would think.
I'd run too if i had a big scare !!

Monstaman

16th July 2009, 12:09

And probably some scars too I would imagine :sunny:

:whocares: ... yeah yeah yeah..typoo... you are right :lol:

I'd run too if i had a big scare !!

Scary scars .... I was just covering my bases :rolleyes:

Gezz ya gotta be swift around here eh.

Naki Rat

16th July 2009, 16:25

Interesting comments by Ken Ring of PredictWeather.com this morning in that the current lunar and planetary alignments are conducive to earthquake activity worldwide for the next week or so.
In short some significant lunar event that happened yesterday will be followed by continued contributing planetary events up until a lunar eclipse on July 22nd which will maximise gravitational influences (and earthquake likelyhood) at that time.

Lunacy or reason for caution? :scratch::corn: