Earthquake felt 7:20pm in Nelson (3 December)

**dangerous** · 4th December 2011, 06:08

welcome to the pacific/Australian plate, what a bastard place to put a country, someone wasnt thinking...

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**helenoftroy** · 4th December 2011, 07:54

I had a tiny fleeting thought "f.... not two homes " but this one was just a minor rumble in the scheme of things phew !!

I moved to Waikawa Bay,Picton a few months ago,my Christchurch house is severely damaged.

**Woodman** · 4th December 2011, 08:35

Very gentle shake here in Richmond.

Don't think the klr would have fallen over, but then it does that a lot anyway.

**riffer** · 4th December 2011, 09:57

Jesus... what fuckin quake?

**Katman** · 4th December 2011, 10:00

Originally Posted by riffer

Jesus... what fuckin quake?

One that happened at 7.20 yesterday, my son.

**martybabe** · 4th December 2011, 11:30

Felt it up in New Plymouth, wobbled the house for about thirty seconds.

**riffer** · 4th December 2011, 12:02

Originally Posted by Katman

One that happened at 7.20 yesterday, my son.

Our house is about 80 metres away from Wallaceville Railway Station. the Wellington-Wairarapa trains and the freight trains go past multiple times daily and TBH we don't notice much quakes.

**allycatz** · 4th December 2011, 12:16

I was in the middle of putting eyedrops in lovely old lady on second floor at work.....building shook like crazy and the metal surround from the sprinkler fell down. Gave us a fright

**sil3nt** · 4th December 2011, 12:23

This is totally bike related.

**Kickaha** · 4th December 2011, 12:36

Apparently they had one in Wellington, maybe it's the same one you guys in the South felt

There have been numerous reports of minor damage, following a 5.7 magnitude earthquake which rattled Wellington last night.

It happened just before 7.20, and was centred 30 kilometres east of Picton.

GNS seismologist Dr Tony Hurst says the quake was 60 kilometres deep, and small aftershocks are possible.
"The central part of New Zealand is often having significantly large earthquakes, it's just perhaps that they've been quite for a little while," says Dr Hurst.

**skippa1** · 4th December 2011, 16:21

yep....house rocked around. put our emergency plan into action....missus squeals and goes..."ahh I'm scared".....I respond...."its ok"....then it stopped. Just as we had rehearsed it.

you cant plan enough for these things