Holy shit, we just had an earthquake!

[James Deuce]

I'm from Auckland, and have lived in Wellington for 16 years now. Earthquakes still give me the runs, so quite frankly I am happy to sleep through them.

[Devil]

Was born in wellington and visit it many times per year, but ive still never felt an earthquake.

[MikeL]

Spent about 8 years in Wlg, never felt an earthquake. But I did find myself in the Bay of Plenty in 1987. Now that was scary...

[Velox]

STINK - I hate missing out on earthquakes.
But Lynda - why on earth were you already up at 4am?

[Coldkiwi]

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Here's the GNS site with details of the 5.11am one: centred near Upper Hutt, 3.0 on the Richter scale, 9km deep

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

Second one:

centred near Upper Hutt (calling CelticNo6 - you okay?), 5.52am, 3.7 on the Richter scale, 8km deep
http://www.geonet.org.nz/latest.html


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only 3.7 and 3.0??? damn. I suppose wellingtons still standing then


(hey, some JAFA had to say it right?)

[Skunk]

:spudwhat: I don't feel anything at that time of night!

[Ghost Lemur]

:spudwhat: I don't feel anything at that time of night!

Neither. I slept through some pretty good one's growing up in Wellington.

Gotta say though I've always been pissed off about the state of Wellington earthquakes. The whole time growing up with had drill after drill at school because "the big ones a coming". And do you think it ever did? No. What a bloody let down I can tell ya. Every year expecting death carnige and mayhem, and instead nothing.

[Blakamin]

Neither. I slept through some pretty good one's growing up in Wellington.

Gotta say though I've always been pissed off about the state of Wellington earthquakes. The whole time growing up with had drill after drill at school because "the big ones a coming". And do you think it ever did? No. What a bloody let down I can tell ya. Every year expecting death carnige and mayhem, and instead nothing.

nothing worse than hiding under a desk for nothing!!

[riffer]

only 3.7 and 3.0??? damn. I suppose wellingtons still standing then


(hey, some JAFA had to say it right?)

We all can't wait for those 17 dormant volcanoes you got up there to crank up one night.


(hey, some Welly boy had to say it right?)

[James Deuce]

We all can't wait for those 17 dormant volcanoes you got up there to crank up one night.


(hey, some Welly boy had to say it right?)

There's 53 volcanoes in the Auckland area, and there's no such thing as a dormant or extinct volcano. Had a fantastic tour lead by a geologist when I was 17. Made me move away. Wellington is much safer.

[Coldkiwi]

There's 53 volcanoes in the Auckland area, and there's no such thing as a dormant or extinct volcano.

tis true... but I understand that there's a bit more known about the auckland volcanic scene than when wellingtons next big one will hit. Dunno.. could be wrong