Shake, Rattle and Roll

[spudchucka]

I was still in bed and it was a good one. Only a few magazines slipped onto the floor - nothing serious.

In bed at 0758 with a bunch of magazines............. what were you up to?? The earth may have moved in more ways than one!





Just joshin with ya.

[sels1]

Had a couple of things fall off bookshelves at home but when I got to work the large desk fan that normally resides on a shelf up behind me was in pieces all over my desk/chair - lucky I opted for a later start today! (the joys of glide time)

[SPORK]

Argh, 5 k's from my house... All that fought with gravity and lost was a couple of candles.

Still, was a bloody annoying wake up call!

[Ms Piggy]

I was already at work (8am team meetings suck!) and on level 13 when the quake rumbled on through.

We all kinda stood up and went "Oooooooo" and then when the 2nd shake happened we all moved further away from the full glass windows!

I admit my heart was racing quite hard when it finished.

It's funny what people will do though, my friend next to me picked her cup of tea and walked away with it.

[Hitcher]

And when was the last eruption north of Ruapehu? It's never gonna happen!

White Island. Monthly?

Mt Ngaruhoe erupted 70 times between 1850 and 1977.

Mt Tongariro's crater last emitted ash in 1926.

Mt Tarawera (the one that destroyed the pink & white terraces), 10 June 1886.

Don't forget that Captain Cook only missed Rangitoto's last go by a matter of weeks.

On a geological time scale that's like yesterday!

[sedge]

With my usual immaculate timing I was in the lift going to the sixth floor when it happened... passing 4 the lift started banging and slipping, then banged and slipped a FRECKING LOT... The doors opened and spat me out on the second floor ...

Luckily I was still wearing my bike gear and it held most of the pooh in...

Heh heh... be using the stairs for a while now... Nothing like a six floor hike in leathers to start the day.

Sedge.

ps. The lifts didn't work for a few hours after this, eventually the lift guy came and said it was OK for them to be scared and to please come out of the basement now.

[Hitcher]

Reference Number: 2354134/G
Universal Time: January 20 2005 at 19:02
NZ Daylight Time: Friday, January 21 2005 at 8:02 am
Latitude, Longitude: 41.11°S, 175.04°E
Focal Depth: 25 km
Richter Magnitude: 3.7

Within 5 km of Upper Hutt
20 km north-east of Lower Hutt
20 km south of Paraparaumu
30 km north-east of Wellington

Likely to have been felt in the Wellington Region

[SPORK]

Likely to have been felt in the Wellington Region

Ohh, thanks! Didn't notice :eyepoke:

[Coyote]

Don't know what some of you are complaining about. That earthquake was AWESOME!!! Coolest thing about this one was there was no warning shock, it just started shaking violently. And my house is 25-50m away from the Fault line!

[Blakamin]

Luckily I was still wearing my bike gear and it held most of the pooh in...



ps. The lifts didn't work for a few hours after this, eventually the lift guy came and said it was OK for them to be scared and to please come out of the basement now.

[Holy Roller]

Went to pick up my boy from being in Tailand for two weeks. Had to meet him in Edgecumbe in the BOP, stopped the van where I was to pick him up at 12.30am when all of a sudden the van started to shake from side to side. Strewth I thought a decent sized earthquake to do this....
Looked in the rear view mirror and saw a small head pop up younger brother (HR Jnr) had stowed away in the back seat to see his brother when he got in.
Gave on heck of a start not impressed the Mrs just laughed when I got home.

[Waylander]

dont like earthquakes dont like vulks then come live in hamilton, far as i can tell the only thing wrong with it is nothing to do and shit weather but anyway have fun with the shakin

[Paul in NZ]

In bed at 0758 with a bunch of magazines............. what were you up to?? The earth may have moved in more ways than one!


Just joshin with ya.

Yes - I thought this too.... No answer yet either. Musta lost his place.. Lets see, where was I up to? October?

[merv]

In bed at 0758 with a bunch of magazines............. what were you up to?? The earth may have moved in more ways than one!

Nah me and Mrs Merv were still asleep - I think she was dreaming about robbing a bank or something. The mags were on my dresser - given them at Xmas and still haven't read them. No damage evident anywhere but its the best shake we've felt here, but still doesn't match those when I was in Napier especially the swarm we had early '73.

[Coldkiwi]

incidentally, I was reading an article in the NZ engineering news this week that had the following advice for earthquake survival from Doug Copp, rescue chief and disaster manager of the American Rescue Team international. Apparently he's been inside 875 collapsed buildings and worked at every major disaster site in the world since 1985.. so he knows his stuff and reckons that all the stuff we learned at school about get under a desk or stand in a doorway (aka duck and cover) is as good as pulling the trigger.
Top Ten Tips for surviving an earthquake
1)most people who 'duck and cover' are killed in a collapsed building
2) curl up into a foetal position because you are more likely to survive in a smaller void
3) get on the ground NEXT to a sofa, bed or other large object that may compress a bit when the above floor/roof hits it but will leave an open area next to it.
4)if you're in bed, roll out of it and lie next to it
5) if you can't get out of the building easily out a door or window, do the foetal position next to a sofa etc.
6)if you stand under a doorway, the doorjamb will often fall forward or back in an earthquake leaving you exposed to a falling ceiling. It may also fall sideways cutting you in half. Avoid doorways!
7)Never go to the stairs, even after an earthquake. These are the most likely part of a building to get damaged due to the way they swing at a different rate from the building. They often get collapsed when damaged and people crowd onto them fleeing.
8) gather near the external walls of the building (or outside if possible). This makes it easier to get out if the building does collapse
9) if you're in a tunnel or below an elevated road, get OUT of the car and lie next to it. The bulk of the car will create a safe zone for you to lie in next to it.
10) if you're in an office and there's no big furniture, a stack of paper works well to as it will not compress.