Auckland "earthquake"? [Archive]

Kickaha

1st July 2011, 22:02

Hah, a tiny little 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Auckland. And here I mistook it for the curry I had a hour ago.

Much ado over nothing.

I didn't realise anything that small was considered an earthquake, our aftershocks are considerably bigger than that

jazfender

1st July 2011, 22:06

It felt like something hit the building I'm in.

Nothing to write home about, but disconcerting nonetheless.

jaffaonajappa

1st July 2011, 22:06

Size is not everything EJK.....:shutup:

It helps when we are feeling lazy tho :)

jafar

1st July 2011, 22:12

Didn't feel a thing here, still a 2.9 is not really an earthquake ....... is it ??:innocent:

skinman

1st July 2011, 22:16

didnt feel a thing
but does that mean we get a new volcano to look forward to?
I was getting bored with looking at the same old ones anyway

jazfender

1st July 2011, 22:37

Aucklanders getting roasted all over the internet right now.

Delerium

1st July 2011, 22:45

Hah, a tiny little 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Auckland. And here I mistook it for the curry I had a hour ago.

Much ado over nothing.

yeah iv taken dumps that have registered higher on the richter scale

avgas

1st July 2011, 22:48

I am calling ECC tomorrow. Spilt my Latte'

avgas

1st July 2011, 22:49

yeah iv taken dumps that have registered higher on the richter scale
Seek medical attention.

98tls

1st July 2011, 22:55

:facepalm:Cry me fucking river,had to happen i guess.Bit of luck your next is big enough to set you off floating away therefore relieving the country of endless embarrassing burden.Edit,if indeed we get lucky whilst your at it throw a line out and hopefully it will attach to Wellington.

jaffaonajappa

1st July 2011, 23:00

98tls

1st July 2011, 23:07

errr. time of the month?

Na just sick of endless trips to Christchurch to help out my old mum and family combined with a liking of taking the piss out of our "precious" Nth isle folk.

jaffaonajappa

1st July 2011, 23:11

Na just sick of endless trips to Christchurch to help out my old mum and family combined with a liking of taking the piss out of our "precious" Nth isle folk.

ahhh gotcha.
EQ jokes dont go down too well atm is all.
Extended family in Chch. Have spent time helping chch efforts too. And I expect our countries economy is gona suffer for a couple of years as a result of the EQ. So wishing Aucks/Welly experience an EQ is.....yeah you know what I mean.

98tls

1st July 2011, 23:16

ahhh gotcha.
EQ jokes dont go down too well atm is all.
Extended family in Chch. Have spent time helping chch efforts too. And I expect our countries economy is gona suffer for a couple of years as a result of the EQ. So wishing Aucks/Welly experience an EQ is.....yeah you know what I mean.

Worse than all..........Lancaster park seems doomed.:facepalm:Heaven forbid.There is though something positive outta this mess ie it seems "Sonny Bill "is going Noth,thank fuck for that.

Blackshear

2nd July 2011, 00:01

EQ jokes dont go down too well atm is all.

Yeah, went to a comedy club a few months back, about 2-3 weeks after the biggun.
The 'ad-break' guy tried pumping the crowd with this zinger;
"We were out back getting out gamefaces on, we're going to rock it like Canterbury!"

I was the only one who laughed, because this guy used to try do magic tricks at school and was never ever funny. Still had the same haircut :shutup:

meteor

2nd July 2011, 08:28

Say they felt it from Wellsford to Papakura? I'm in Pakuranga about 5 k's as the crow fly's from the 'epicentre' and didn't feel a thing... Funny tho' if anything happens in AKL the comments of the tall poppies!

avgas

2nd July 2011, 09:39

EQC came back to me today with a recording. So I think I will give up with the Latte' replacement.

Lord knows how the poor bastards in Chch cope.

schrodingers cat

2nd July 2011, 09:41

I'll be parked in front of the TV news tonight then.
I'm sure the media will be able to find evidence of DEVESTATION and are sure to be able to find a couple of talkback radio listeners to talk of their personal experience and how SHAKEN AND JITTERY they are.

Are all you JAFA's thinking of moving out?
I mean it can't be safe there.

Earthquakes - Supercity to Supershitty in two short shakes

Big Dave

2nd July 2011, 09:43

Big Dave

2nd July 2011, 09:44

Earthquakes - Supercity to Supershitty in two short shakes

Not sure what this means either - perhaps try typing it faster

I'm thankful it was only a minor event. Not felt at my place.

schrodingers cat

2nd July 2011, 09:49

Not sure what this means either - perhaps try typing it faster.

Perhaps try reading slower.

And chewing your food 100 times

yungatart

2nd July 2011, 09:49

I can't believe an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 made the News!
I hope that means that Christchurch is relatively quiet then...

Kickaha

2nd July 2011, 09:54

Can anyone translate this from Yokel for me?

I think it meant

Farewell as you travel home to the land of the bushfire, flood and poisonous snake

Big Dave

2nd July 2011, 09:56

I can't believe an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 made the News!

There's lots of reasons why it should. Calling it an earthquake would be hard to take if you live in Chch for sure, but if nothing else it will make people think about their preparedness for the real deal. Not immune.

jazfender

2nd July 2011, 09:56

I can't believe an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 made the News!

Any and every earthquake is making the news.

Jesus I'm getting sick of getting shit from the South about this jolt. It's not like we control what the dickheads at the editors room decide to spit out.

Big Dave

2nd July 2011, 09:57

I think it meant

Farewell as you travel home to the land of the bushfire, flood and poisonous snake

Fuck yeah. I'm looking at suburbs that end in 'Hill' and am showing the dog pictures of snakes.

Kickaha

2nd July 2011, 10:01

Any and every earthquake is making the news.

Really? the 4.9 in Fiordland last night didn't, or the other 5 that Christchurch had yesterday ranging from 3.1 - 2.7

Jesus I'm getting sick of getting shit from the South about this jolt. It's not like we control what the dickheads at the editors room decide to spit out.

awwww poor baby, do you need a hug:hug:

Big Dave

2nd July 2011, 10:05

Really? the 4.9 in Fiordland last night didn't, or the other 5 that Christchurch had yesterday ranging from 3.1 - 2.7

Made my news.
Like he said - we don't control what's on TV.

jazfender

2nd July 2011, 10:07

awwww poor baby, do you need a hug:hug:

Yeah, and a fucking latte.

Eh, if you guys wanna alienate people donating to your relief fund, go ahead.

Big Dave

2nd July 2011, 10:09

And chewing your food 100 times

Isn't that brushing your hair?

yungatart

2nd July 2011, 10:15

Any and every earthquake is making the news.

Really? I didn't see/hear anything about the 3 in Hawkes Bay on Tuesday....

jazfender

2nd July 2011, 10:17

Really? I didn't see/hear anything about the 3 in Hawkes Bay on Tuesday....

How'd you know about it?

yungatart

2nd July 2011, 10:27

How'd you know about it?

Doh! I felt them...:facepalm:

zzzz

2nd July 2011, 10:31

Hah, a tiny little 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Auckland. And here I mistook it for the curry I had a hour ago.

Much ado over nothing.

Well I hope if you people get any more, they stay that size, or are smaller.

They are well over rated as a fun thing.

Usarka

2nd July 2011, 10:33

Well I hope if you people get any more, they stay that size, or are smaller.

They are well over rated as a fun thing.

cheers bro, i was typing a rant at the auckland-haters but your post calmed me down :innocent:

imdying

2nd July 2011, 10:35

I didn't realise anything that small was considered an earthquake, our aftershocks are considerably bigger than thatIt's not... it's what we know as a foreshock. The fun is only just beginning.

jazfender

2nd July 2011, 10:39

Doh! I felt them...:facepalm:

Yeah. Uhhhh yeah.

I imagine whether it's reported or not has something to do with how widely felt it is.

wickle

2nd July 2011, 11:27

How'd you know about it?

try looking here:
http://www.geonet.org.nz/index.html

jazfender

2nd July 2011, 11:33

try looking here:
http://www.geonet.org.nz/index.html

Which one is the Hawke's Bay one she was talking about?

jazfender

2nd July 2011, 11:42

Doh! I felt them...:facepalm:

http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/local/news/three-earthquakes-in-hawkes-bay-on-tuesday/3957326/

Next.

FJRider

2nd July 2011, 18:14

yeah iv taken dumps that have registered higher on the richter scale

Thats because some Aucklanders ARE so full of shit ...

Brett

2nd July 2011, 18:30

Didn't feel a single thing.

FJRider

2nd July 2011, 18:47

Didn't feel a single thing.

FEW Aucklander's can either ...

Swoop

2nd July 2011, 19:50

There was a comment about it not being an earthquake, but just the taniwha farting...

FJRider

2nd July 2011, 20:35

There was a comment about it not being an earthquake, but just the taniwha farting...

Apparently ... the earth moves when (Aucklanders) orgasm ... so ... who could tell what caused it ...

hellokitty

3rd July 2011, 16:36

Well for all the laughing and pisstakes - there was a lady killed by falling rocks at the beach, they are presumed to have been loosened by the minor tremor...
Obviously 2.9 is not a big deal and I can't see why the media is trying to make it look as if Aucklanders are making a big deal of it :facepalm:

crystalball

3rd July 2011, 16:45

Hmmm my crystal ball says 2012 is getting closer.

Kickaha

3rd July 2011, 17:04

Well for all the laughing and pisstakes - there was a lady killed by falling rocks at the beach, they are presumed to have been loosened by the minor tremor...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5224773/Walkers-death-referred-to-coroner

A magnitude-2.9 earthquake rattled Auckland on Friday night but GNS seismologist Lara Bland said it was "unlikely" the earthquake had any connection to the rockfall given the relatively small shake and time lapse between the two events

Maha

3rd July 2011, 17:29

Apparently ... the earth moves when (Aucklanders) orgasm ... so ... who could tell what caused it ...

Rangitoto must of had the ejact?...keep your eyes peeled people on the North Shore.

MIXONE

3rd July 2011, 17:37

Hmmm my crystal ball says 2012 is getting closer.

My calendar says the same thing...

EJK

3rd July 2011, 17:51

Speaking of quakes, Chch seem very quiet these days. Havn't felt an aftershock for a while.

Usarka

3rd July 2011, 18:05

I can't see why the media is trying to make it look as if Aucklanders are making a big deal of it :facepalm:

As always, it sells. As apparent by the anti-jaffa comments here........

Mom

3rd July 2011, 18:16

Rangitoto must of had the ejact?...keep your eyes peeled people on the North Shore.

I feel at least partly responsible though :pinch: We should have stayed up a bit longer, and shifted the caravan back from the waters edge :love:

Perfect, nature provided media opportunity, to misquote folk, and make a friggen mountain out of a very tiny molehill :yes:

98tls

3rd July 2011, 20:07

There's lots of reasons why it should. Calling it an earthquake would be hard to take if you live in Chch for sure, but if nothing else it will make people think about their preparedness for the real deal. Not immune.

Can anyone translate that into Yokel for me?:facepalm:Try walking away from the mirror cmon on down and spend a few days on the end of a shovel.A few days reality would knock all the "precious" outta you.

hellokitty

3rd July 2011, 21:12

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5224773/Walkers-death-referred-to-coroner

A magnitude-2.9 earthquake rattled Auckland on Friday night but GNS seismologist Lara Bland said it was "unlikely" the earthquake had any connection to the rockfall given the relatively small shake and time lapse between the two events

Yahoo said otherwise - I was merely repeating what I read on their news.

Swoop

4th July 2011, 09:58

Calling it an earthquake would be hard to take if you live in Chch for sure, but if nothing else it will make people think about their preparedness for the real deal.

Can anyone translate that into Yokel for me?
Point #1: The Auckland "earthquake" is a non-event. Especially more so to the cantabrian's who live/have lived through much worse.

Point #2: It is a good wake-up call for other parts of the NZ population who have not considered their own "emergency actions" and kit (probably most of Auckland...)

Edbear

4th July 2011, 10:01

Calling it an earthquake would be hard to take if you live in Chch for sure, but if nothing else it will make people think about their preparedness for the real deal.

Point #1: The Auckland "earthquake" is a non-event. Especially more so to the cantabrian's who live/have lived through much worse.

Point #2: It is a good wake-up call for other parts of the NZ population who have not considered their own "emergency actions" and kit (probably most of Auckland...)

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=387606253

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=388805676

ellipsis

4th July 2011, 10:18

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=387606253

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=388805676

....the price of that second torch is more frightening than a fucking earthquake...three, 9 LED , AAA batteried things from bunnings for 15 bucks would be as good...

...and for what its worth, i wouldn't wish the angst and trepidation of waiting for the next shake on anyone...even our jafa mates...

Edbear

4th July 2011, 10:26

....the price of that second torch is more frightening than a fucking earthquake...three, 9 LED , AAA batteried things from bunnings for 15 bucks would be as good...

...and for what its worth, i wouldn't wish the angst and trepidation of waiting for the next shake on anyone...even our jafa mates...

Torches are a dime a dozen these days and any $2 shop stocks them dirt cheap. Unfortunately we aren't big enough to compete in the bottom end of the market and we have to sell stuff we can stand behind.

So, yeah, you can do a range of stuff really cheap, but it's the old story you get what you pay for. I've sold to customers who went that way only to find that when they needed it to work, it died, and that is for a range of different items.

It's hard for us up here to really appreciate what Chch is going through, and all we can do is sympathise and help where we can. It's not going to be over quickly, either.

ellipsis

4th July 2011, 10:34

Torches are a dime a dozen these days and any $2 shop stocks them dirt cheap. Unfortunately we aren't big enough to compete in the bottom end of the market and we have to sell stuff we can stand behind.

So, yeah, you can do a range of stuff really cheap, but it's the old story you get what you pay for. I've sold to customers who went that way only to find that when they needed it to work, it died, and that is for a range of different items.

It's hard for us up here to really appreciate what Chch is going through, and all we can do is sympathise and help where we can. It's not going to be over quickly, either.

...i know...our neighbour has a 4 or 5 hundred buck torch...im jealous..its fucking fantastic...but i know it would fall into some irretrievable spot within 12 hours of me owning it...or it would disappear into my sons bedroom/tip and be found by aliens when we are all extinct..

Edbear

4th July 2011, 10:52

...i know...our neighbour has a 4 or 5 hundred buck torch...im jealous..its fucking fantastic...but i know it would fall into some irretrievable spot within 12 hours of me owning it...or it would disappear into my sons bedroom/tip and be found by aliens when we are all extinct..

LOL!!! I know, it's hard to justify at times. I do sell one that expensive, too,

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=388696146 My personal favourite is this one, though...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=389225561&ed=true