Danny Boy calling Broadsword

[Ian_Cook]

In case any of you were wondering, we seem to be all all fine here in Nelson.

It was one helluva a shake though, just after midnight, a back and forth swaying motion that went on for about a minute. Very frightening, the house was creaking and rattling and a few books fell out of book shelves but no damage to the house.

Apparently a 2m high tsunami hit Kaikoura (South Island east coast) and people have been told to stay home from work in Wellington as there are burst water pipes and some damage.

 

[dave_clark]

good to hear.

how does it compare to the one from a few years ago?

 

[Ian_Cook]

good to hear.

how does it compare to the one from a few years ago?

We hardly felt either of the bad ones to hit Christchurch back in 2010 & 2011. That's probably becasue of the geotech; they were both on a different tectonic plate from the one we sit on.

Felt this one though, it was a real good shake. Once I got out of bed, it was difficult to stand up. The floor was swaying back and forth at a frequency of about 1 sec.... cue remarks about drinking before going to bed.

 

[SimonSmith]

Glad to hear all is well - but wasn't it Broadsword calling Danny Boy?

 

[Pegleg]

Good News!

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

good news indeed.

I heard on the news that this quake was stronger than the one a few years ago but thankfully the epicentre was in a fairly rural location so the damage/loss of life was significantly reduced.

From the news I gather there have been two fatalities in the recent quake.

 

[Dickie E]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11747414

bad news for some. I wonder what long term outlook is for vulnerable areas. I suppose house/land prices are affected?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11748183

Is there anything Richie can't do? Seriously, well done that man.

 

[Ian_Cook]

I heard on the news that this quake was stronger than the one a few years ago but thankfully the epicentre was in a fairly rural location so the damage/loss of life was significantly reduced.

Fifty times more energy released than the 2011 quake that killed 185 people in Christchurch. If that had struck at a major centre, there would have been devastation far beyond anything we saw in that quake.

Dodged a bullet I think

From the news I gather there have been two fatalities in the recent quake.

Both on the SI East Coast, one in a collapsed homestead, the other from a heart attack.