Day: 14 November 2016

Quake

So last night’s quake was the biggest for us since we have lived here.

We were awoken as the house was shaking big time. We were all up as Sara was ordering us to stand under the doorways for our safety. The quake was long and forceful. It certainly made me think and  be somewhat nervous. After that… back to bed. Apparently the rest of the world stayed up all night being nervous and feeling every after-shock.

There was plenty of activity during the day we ongoing rumbles and I came across a few people through work who were somewhat anxious.

So the rumbles go on and we will have to wait and see how they affect us.

Big Quake in NZ as reported by the Daily Telegraph

New Zealand earthquake: Powerful aftershocks keep rocking the country after 7.8 magnitude quake kills two in South Island

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed two people and caused massive infrastructure damage in New Zealand on Monday, as forecasters warned wild weather could hamper rescue efforts.

The tremor, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the quake-prone South Pacific nation, hit just after midnight near the South Island seaside tourist town of Kaikoura.

It triggered a tsunami alert that sent thousands of people fleeing for higher ground across large parts of the country’s rugged coastline before the threat abated.

Rescuers were left scrambling to reach Kaikoura in the South Island, which had no telecommunications and was isolated by landslips, making it accessible only by helicopter.

Civil defence minister Gerry Brownlee said a clearer picture of the scale of the damage was slowly emerging.