Shaky Isles

[Akzle]

Lol, with a 12 magnitude you wouldn't be here as well. The largest ever recorded was a 9.5 which is massive.

you take the fnu out of life, know that?

my hypothetical was fucking perfect: auckland sinks about 30 stories.
it could be the first localized earthquake type event that humans have witnessed/ recorded without ascribing it to angry gods of dirt.

on a semi-related note. we got 4.5mm of rain. that adds to the 3.5 last month and the 2 the month before. it's trending upward.
of course, the largest ever recorded was by that dude on the boat with the menagerie. which was massive.

but would serve the porpoise of submerging auckland nicely, too.

[PrincessBandit]

you take the fnu out of life, know that?

my hypothetical was fucking perfect: auckland sinks about 30 stories.
it could be the first localized earthquake type event that humans have witnessed/ recorded without ascribing it to angry gods of dirt.

on a semi-related note. we got 4.5mm of rain. that adds to the 3.5 last month and the 2 the month before. it's trending upward.
of course, the largest ever recorded was by that dude on the boat with the menagerie. which was massive.

but would serve the porpoise of submerging auckland nicely, too.

Ah but where Auckland goes, the rest of the country follows...

[Berries]

Oh I don't know, some of us still think that racing sailing boats is stupid.

[scissorhands]

Oddly, the rain that began yesterday, converged on Aucks from both east and westerly directions

Usually weather fronts come from only one direction [at a time]. Strange

I wonder what Herr Ring has to say...

[Berries]

I wonder what Herr Ring has to say...

If that is how you get a weather forecast I am not as sick as I thought I was.

[swbarnett]

To all of you belittling Auckland's quakes - I agree this lot is not a cause for concern. However, we have one thing that Christchurch doesn't that means a cluster of small quakes over a fairly short perioed is definitely a cause for concern - a volcanic field.

[Akzle]

Oh I don't know, some of us still think that racing sailing boats is stupid.

i don't expecially, i like sailing.
and the irony is, it would make a much better sailing arena, you wouldn't need marker bouys out, you could just use the tops of buildings. it'd be a bit viennese. and plenty of shit to tie new moorings to.

Ah but where Auckland goes, the rest of the country follows...

only an aucklander could come up with that.

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a cause for concern - a volcanic field.

oh i'm praying for that, too. if it came at the same time as the subduction, we could end up with some really awesome drop-off type islets. the fishing would be awesome.

[FJRider]

To all of you belittling Auckland's quakes - I agree this lot is not a cause for concern. However, we have one thing that Christchurch doesn't that means a cluster of small quakes over a fairly short perioed is definitely a cause for concern - a volcanic field.

The funny part is ... One and a half Million people CHOOSE to live there ...

And you wonder why we belittle them ...

[scissorhands]

Personal choice is beyond me...... Objectively Aucklands climate is very desirable, not too hot or cold, breezy clean air surrounded by water on both sides. City of a thousand lovers or something

I'm thinking the drought may have something to do with the quake. I've had to repair some twisting house issues, sticking doors and windows, and watch skateparks crack as the soils the concrete structures sit on, shrink and break foundations.

Then the weight of drought breaking water [suddenly] changes the balance, as underground streams suddenly filling.... can cause tippings and movements on a larger scale?

[awa355]

Len Brown will be able to use this to justify a 'new' Auckland. Fletcher construction will be rubbing their hands together. Another blank cheque heading their way.

[Swoop]

I'm seriously thinking about writing to Gerry Brownlee, Minister for Earthquake Recovery.

Yesterday's quake was felt all over Auckland and as such we have "all" been affected. I believe this is the right time to copy Christchurch's example and spend the next two years bulldozing stuff.

I would like to recommend:
Beachhaven,
Devonport,
Glenfield,
Ponsonby,
Queen St,
Ranui,
New Lynn,
Onehunga,
South Auckland, everything East of SH1,
Manukau, and
Queen St (worth bulldozing twice, just to make sure!)
Along with these locations, ANY subdivision with monolithic cladding leaky-building crap = bulldozer!

Then we can start the "rebuild"... at a snails pace, with integrated transport systems and cohesive design of a city.

[Akzle]

Personal choice is beyond me...... Objectively Aucklands climate is very desirable, not too hot or cold, breezy clean air surrounded by water on both sides. City of a thousand lovers or something

clean air?! where the fuck are you talking about? auckland is a smog hole.
on hot days it IS "too hot" and on cold days it IS "too cold". (this is true of anywhere on the planet)
one harbour was used as a shit-pond for a few decades, the other is full of ferries, cargo ships and aucklanders on boats. as if that's not bad enough, neither have much in the way of decent fishing.

a thousand lovers eh? the other 990 000 are haters... or cops. or hater-cops.

nope, still a fucking hole and definitely be improved by being 30 storeys underground/water.

[huff3r]

The funny part is ... One and a half Million people CHOOSE to live there ...

And you wonder why we belittle them ...

I thought most were forced to by their employers. A case of Auckland being slightly more convenient than Wellington, growing larger, and then a snowball effect. More businesses move there, their employees have to as well, then related businesses must do as well, to make doing business easier. My own Parents chose Kuwait over moving to Auckland when Dad's head office shifted.

[Tigadee]

I thought it was my daughter doing her Dance Central thing...

*behind me* "Daaaad!"

[Zedder]

clean air?! where the fuck are you talking about? auckland is a smog hole.
on hot days it IS "too hot" and on cold days it IS "too cold". (this is true of anywhere on the planet)
one harbour was used as a shit-pond for a few decades, the other is full of ferries, cargo ships and aucklanders on boats. as if that's not bad enough, neither have much in the way of decent fishing.

a thousand lovers eh? the other 990 000 are haters... or cops. or hater-cops.

nope, still a fucking hole and definitely be improved by being 30 storeys underground/water.

Got any data about the smog hole?

Also, subduction is happening continuously in the North Island. It's not a "happens at the same time" event as you seem to think.