6.5 quake near seddon

[Shamrock55]

Well from the 6th floor of an office block in Wellington's CBD those were big quakes. I've been here five years and that had my blood pumping.

Still thought the best thing to do was hit the pub for a nice few pints of Guinness before heading home.

Now time to put the headphones on and lose myself in the Q400 for an hour...that was a long day!

Glad everyone's safe, could have been a lot worse.

[Ian Warren]

We were stable on the Campbell plateau and connect to the Chatham Rise a lead heading slight NEE is the Kermadec trench the length off the country .. that trench is second only to the Marianas , the deepest in the Pacific and to the south rolls out to 2000 km south off Stewart Is .. just a wobbly in the middle but i guess if the old Chatham starts its on little jiggle and Napier/Hastings not joining the dance this will settle in quick time .

[deeknow]

Good to hear things relatively ok. Were in Ohakune on a winter holiday and as a result of the quake there's a Level 1 Alert active now for Ruapehu. The missus is spooked
http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/info/ruapehu

[steelsporran]

When you jam your wine carafe in a drawer to prevent spillage, it's getting serious. Of course I could always abstain...

[lowglow]

QUOTE (emfrat @ Aug 16 2013,9:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No reports here in Oz of anyone hurt, which is what we all want to hear. Just a song to maybe ease the stress a bit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UK4DxFpx4I

ATB
MikeW

Wife just read out to me off Stuff that 5 people have been hurt with only one still in Hospital in a stable condition.

QUOTE (deeknow @ Aug 16 2013,11:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good to hear things relatively ok. Were in Ohakune on a winter holiday and as a result of the quake there's a Level 1 Alert active now for Ruapehu. The missus is spooked
http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/info/ruapehu

I'm pretty sure that that alert has stood for a while now, noticed that a few weeks back while poking around on Geonet

[Ian Warren]

Thing that pevvvvves me off .. those are our EarthQuakes ... come on .. they take the Airforce bases , they take our grime and slime ( only to see a couple fishing whitebait) YUK ... give it back to traditional Wobblyville .. jezzz guy we'd all be moving to Walkland next ! .

[deaneb]

QUOTE (AlisterC @ Jul 21 2013,9:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Forgive me if you've read my facebook, but I find it funny that Wellington has claimed these quakes, despite them being closer to Marlborough. Glad to hear you are ok Doug. Not entirely sure if Deane is in BLN or WLG but sounds like he had been evacuated from wherever he is. Hang in there guys!

I was on the 6th floor of a 14 story building. Sure was a heck of a ride. First time I have ever been under a desk in a quake. We were under for about a minute as the building just kept swaying. All the previous shakes were fairly low key....but this one sure spooked me. Like most buildings in Wellington, all workers were sent home to allow inspections to be carried out. I flew home on my normal 6pm flight without issue. There sure has been a lot of aftershocks since, but we have not felt anything but the larger 4+ ones here in Blenheim (Renwick). I'm heading back to Welly tomorrow evening as building is still closed tomorrow.

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (deaneb @ Aug 18 2013,2:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was on the 6th floor of a 14 story building. Sure was a heck of a ride. First time I have ever been under a desk in a quake. We were under for about a minute as the building just kept swaying. All the previous shakes were fairly low key....but this one sure spooked me. Like most buildings in Wellington, all workers were sent home to allow inspections to be carried out. I flew home on my normal 6pm flight without issue. There sure has been a lot of aftershocks since, but we have not felt anything but the larger 4+ ones here in Blenheim (Renwick). I'm heading back to Welly tomorrow evening as building is still closed tomorrow.

Take care Deane , i dont envy you that 6th floor experience at all . I sometimes (most of the time) think about the quakes when on the stairs (outside) at work .... really get nervous when up on 17. Not really sure what i would do .... just ride it out i guess , not to many options.

[Ian Warren]

Not going to say anything about these shocking things back frankly ---- who the ell is Frank -- I miss the Wobbly's !

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 18 2013,2:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not going to say anything about these shocking things back frankly ---- who the ell is Frank -- I miss the Wobbly's !

"I miss the Wobbly's" ...bloody sure i dont ... smashed up house full of stinking mud and god knows what else

[Ian Warren]

I don't look at the broken bits .. (pity same can't be said about me brain case)...Its the ride and the feeling

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 18 2013,4:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I don't look at the broken bits .. (pity same can't be said about me brain case)...Its the ride and the feeling

Pretty hard NOT to look at the "broken bits " when 40% of your house is munted.
Forget about the ride Ian .. for some people ," just" a ride would be nice ..... myself included..... but it dosent work that way mate, PEOPLE DIED (i knew a couple of them) , im sure they didn't enjoy the ride.

Subject closed .

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 18 2013,7:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

PEOPLE DIED (i knew a couple of them) , im sure they didn't enjoy the ride.

I no Nev very well, grew up with Sonia , Greymouth , the coal mine .... the real ... as with you - won't go there

Every one is going to die , Its how you remember them , .. following my fathers history in Korea to for some reason have more interest with his brother who was killed in WWII on the HMNZS Leander and Norm was almost part for the hunt of the Graf Spee in 1939 - it must be the war thing built in me .

PEOPLE DIED .. you no , the best thing PEOPLE REMEMBER , all the disasters wars ... People Remember ... Memories ...

A War Monger .. not in the sence but in the memory .. YIP Bloody proud of it

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 18 2013,7:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I no Nev very well, grew up with Sonia , Greymouth , the coal mine .... the real ... as with you - won't go there

Every one is going to die , Its how you remember them , .. following my fathers history in Korea to for some reason have more interest with his brother who was killed in WWII on the HMNZS Leander and Norm was almost part for the hunt of the Graf Spee in 1939 - it must be the war thing built in me .

PEOPLE DIED .. you no , the best thing PEOPLE REMEMBER , all the disasters wars ... People Remember ... Memories ...

A War Monger .. not in the sence but in the memory .. YIP Bloody proud of it

Ok .... i know what you are saying.... sorry for sounding off.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 18 2013,8:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok .... i know what you are saying.... sorry for sounding off.

Best thing is we remember

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 18 2013,7:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Best thing is we remember

I do Ian .

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 18 2013,9:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I do Ian .

Matey that's what makes us special Some weird thing remember someone i never met !