Bastard earthquake!

[Kickaha]

Erm, so how did they know in 1855, that a quake was 8.2 and not, say a 6.2?
Dunno but here's the areas where you might get your feet wet if it happens again
http://static2.stuff.co.nz/1331262217/303/6551303.jpg

In the red, orange and yellow zones people need to be prepared to evacuate if there is a tsunami. The red zone is mainly for beach areas that could be hit by a one-metre tsunami generated thousands of kilometres away and during which people are advised to stay off the beaches.
The orange zone is based on a tsunami similar to that which happened in 1855, and the yellow zone is based on how far the devastation might extend if a 10-metre wave struck.

[imdying]

So I still struggle to see how they can work it out.Well, it's a log scale, so the difference between 8.2 and 6.2, is huge.

[mashman]

I like this one ...

The Earth expands occassionally - get over it ... Who told you this was a safe planet we live on ???

Fixed that for ya ;)

[Grumph]

I was 5 when the Inangahua earthquake struck,dont remember anything myself but mum had got up early to go to work at the Culverdun toll exchange and always remembered looking out the lounge window and seeing the power lines arcing.My Grandmother was in Westport when the Murchison one stuck and reckoned that was well scary.

I was talking to Mo Haley a couple of years back about the quakes and his response was along the lines of..."you bastard young cunts don't f'n know you're f'n born....the Christchurch quake ? piss on that for a quake....now the Inangahua quakes, THAT was a quake....

i believe he was working on the coast at the time and may even from the pungency of his reply have been underground at the time...

Took a lot to impress Mo so i'd say Inangahua was a big one....

[mhbarber]

To quote someone who probably knows a whole lot more than I do about the subject.. .



So I still struggle to see how they can work it out. Probably a free app someone downloaded

the Mercalli Earthquake Scale - when that Big One hit Murchison in 1929, welll, no-one cared, because no-one lived there. 17 people died, I guess they probably cared a lot!
There were people in WLG when the 'rapa quake of '55 occurred
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1855_Wairarapa_earthquake

[mhbarber]

I was talking to Mo Haley a couple of years back about the quakes and his response was along the lines of..."you bastard young cunts don't f'n know you're f'n born....the Christchurch quake ? piss on that for a quake....now the Inangahua quakes, THAT was a quake....

i believe he was working on the coast at the time and may even from the pungency of his reply have been underground at the time...

Took a lot to impress Mo so i'd say Inangahua was a big one....

my grandma (born 1912) had very vivid memories - stuck in Karamea for about 6 weeks with no services!

[jellywrestler]

my grandma (born 1912) had very vivid memories - stuck in Karamea for about 6 weeks with no services!

that's normal there I thought?

[98tls]

the Mercalli Earthquake Scale - when that Big One hit Murchison in 1929, welll, no-one cared, because no-one lived there.

My old Grandma did mate,she at the age of 21 had such severe arthritis in her feet that she for the rest of her life got round on her kness,when the quake hit her house didnt break up it simply moved a long way with her unable to run out of it so sat on her sofa and took the ride:laugh:True story.

[98tls]

that's normal there I thought?

In 1912 they probably thought the same about those living in places like Wellington mate,back then there was a fair bit going on compared to the more populated areas of today.

[MD]

I was 8 and living in Greymouth when the Inangahua quake struck. Yeah it was the biggest shake I've experienced by far.

We rushed to the front doorway and watched as a wave approached us moving up the Main road. Each house between us and its approach rose up one by one as it got closer. I was just a kid but I knew homes weren't meant to go way up in the air and sink back down like that! Clearly remember Mum and Dad screaming to us all to "hold on tight here it comes" as our turn arrived. Kept brickies in work for many years.

[98tls]

I was 8 and living in Greymouth when the Inangahua quake struck. Yeah it was the biggest shake I've experienced by far.

We rushed to the front doorway and watched as a wave approached us moving up the Main road. Each house between us and its approach rose up one by one as it got closer. I was just a kid but I knew homes weren't meant to go way up in the air and sink back down like that! Clearly remember Mum and Dad screaming to us all to "hold on tight here it comes" as our turn arrived. Kept brickies in work for many years.

Nice M,another coaster eh.That musta been some sight...

[F5 Dave]

the Mercalli Earthquake Scale - when that Big One hit Murchison in 1929, welll, no-one cared, because no-one lived there. 17 people died, I guess they probably cared a lot!
There were people in WLG when the 'rapa quake of '55 occurred
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1855_Wairarapa_earthquake
Thanks Head.

Still had to Wiki it (Mercalli Earthquake Scale) but at least I knew what I was looking for.

"The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_scale) used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake). It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude) http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/6/3/9/6395f4669a5f2f09aef0c615b535ac21.png usually reported for an earthquake (sometimes misreported as the Richter magnitude (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude)), which is a measure of the energy released. The intensity of an earthquake is not totally determined by its magnitude.
The scale quantifies the effects of an earthquake on the Earth's surface, humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale from I (not felt) to XII (total destruction).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale#cite_note-comparison-1)[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale#cite_note-abag-2) Values depend upon the distance to the earthquake, with the highest intensities being around the epicentral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicenter) area. Data gathered from people who have experienced the quake are used to determine an intensity value for their location. The Mercalli (Intensity) scale originated with the widely used simple ten-degree Rossi-Forel scale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossi-Forel_scale) which was revised by Italian vulcanologist, Giuseppe Mercalli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Mercalli) in 1884 and 1906.

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2 posts? You should get out more instead of wasting time on farcebook, you do realise that's just for gurls?

[mhbarber]

2 posts? You should get out more instead of wasting time on farcebook, you do realise that's just for gurls?[/QUOTE]

indeed - you're a bit slow