4/9/10 Earthquake M 7.1 - Christchurch, South Island

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Quite a good shake here but nothing that would be damagable. My usual quake indidcators toppled over. There was another short shake about 3 minutes after that one but that could of been associated with it, like as what you get with 'dumpthunder' in a long rolling thunderclap??

JohnGaul
NZThS

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Another shake just now.
JohnGaul
NZThS

[Orion]

Noticed here.

[Razor]

Yeah that was a good long shake, I'm thinking about the 5.0 mark.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yeah that was a good long shake, I'm thinking about the 5.0 mark.

I wouldn't think so. The one early this morning seemed to be like the "Initial" but it stopped quickly after about 4 seconds but an extra dump at the end but this one just stopped even though the house shook. It was only 4.7M @ 7 kms.
Another rumble just now

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Razor]

Yeah that was a good long shake, I'm thinking about the 5.0 mark.

4.9....getting good at this game!

[Storm Struck]

Reference Number 3407078/G
Universal Time November 14 2010 at 6:21
NZ Daylight Time Sunday, November 14 2010 at 7:21 pm
Latitude, Longitude 43.60°S, 172.42°E
Focal Depth 9 km
Richter magnitude 4.9
Region Canterbury
Location 20 km south-west of Christchurch

Here we go again, good jolt to our house sitting at the table and even the table moved.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yeah that was a good long shake, I'm thinking about the 5.0 mark.

4.9....getting good at this game!

Here, it didn't seem to as bad in the vibration compared to this mornings quake and shorter??????????

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Storm Struck]

Yeah just the one jolt here john, but really shunted the house.
I reackon the greendale goes under Rolleston and out to Tai Tapu, just hope it doesnt rupture or move roads through there like it did 10km west of rolleston.

[Dean.]

Felt rather large here in Ashy,biggest I have felt since September!

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Man, that 4.9 seemed to last forever. At least 20 seconds I would say. Could hear things continuing to bang. Its a little bit nerve racking. Before today, I hadnt felt any for over 2 weeks and now I've felt about 6 today!

People reporting it as far south as middlemarch! It sucks living in Halswell with relation to the quakes, too close to the rolleston line!

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Yeah just the one jolt here john, but really shunted the house.
I reackon the greendale goes under Rolleston and out to Tai Tapu, just hope it doesnt rupture or move roads through there like it did 10km west of rolleston.

Yes seems to be something like that, a lot of the action is always at Rolleston now. In fact very few have been about Darfield they all seem to be around Rolleston or sometimes around Tai Tapu. Im about a 2 minute drive from living on a fault line that being the case

[tich]

Felt quite strongly out near Akaroa too.
I presume the geologists are closely studying the patterns of aftershocks - location and magnitude - and can work out some sort of pattern. I can infer from the Quake Crowe site that the trend since the big one has been a decrease in both magnitude and frequency, but only a gradual and uneven one. (so we're still getting the odd one up to 5)

[Razor]

Geonet predicted from their models that November would have on average ten 4.0 or over shakes and one 5.0 and over.

I think we are running at about eight 4.0 or overs so far, so a bit ahead of predictions, unelss second half of the month is better

[Lukemyster]

Had quite a laugh from this quake! It is my mums birthday today. At that very time we were singing "Happy birthday to you..." *Mum blows out candles* then bang, a earthquake. We were like, MUM what did you wish for!, was quite funny:D

[Storm Struck]

Geonet predicted from their models that November would have on average ten 4.0 or over shakes and one 5.0 and over.

I think we are running at about eight 4.0 or overs so far, so a bit ahead of predictions, unelss second half of the month is better

Make that 9 then, just been a 4.0 up near the Lees Valley in the foothills at 10pm tonight.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Could be a shakey Christmas here in Canterbury with some rattels over the Christmas period

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Storm Struck]

I think we will definatly cross that average Razor, felt a slight wobble here house creaked amongst the wind.

Reference Number 3408127/G
Universal Time November 16 2010 at 8:21
NZ Daylight Time Tuesday, November 16 2010 at 9:21 pm
Latitude, Longitude 43.60°S, 172.09°E
Focal Depth 7 km
Richter magnitude 4.0
Region Canterbury
Location 10 km south of Darfield
20 km south-east of Coalgate
40 km north-east of Ashburton
40 km west of Christchurch

Thats the 10th magnitude 4 plus quake

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I think we will definatly cross that average Razor, felt a slight wobble here house creaked amongst the wind.

Reference Number 3408127/G
Universal Time November 16 2010 at 8:21
NZ Daylight Time Tuesday, November 16 2010 at 9:21 pm
Latitude, Longitude 43.60°S, 172.09°E
Focal Depth 7 km
Richter magnitude 4.0
Region Canterbury
Location 10 km south of Darfield
20 km south-east of Coalgate
40 km north-east of Ashburton
40 km west of Christchurch

Thats the 10th magnitude 4 plus quake

Strange Never felt a thing here ????????????

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Storm Struck]

First one ive felt in awhile, around 10:15am heard the rumble then a slight rattle followed by a second wave with a jolt/ rattle.
Its not up on Geonet yet but the drums are showing it, looks to be about a 3.8 magnitude.

[cantygal]

I see it was a 3.3 and centred near Burwood.

[Storm Struck]

Had a second one not long after i posted here, and which was much bigger but just a small jolt here.

First one

Reference Number: 3413323
NZDT: Sat, Nov 27 2010 10:15 am
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 15 km
Details: 10 km north-east of Christchurch

Second one

Reference Number: 3413334
NZDT: Sat, Nov 27 2010 11:04 am
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 15 km
Details: 10 km south of Darfield

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Haven't felt any here for ages. Indicators are still in place.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[tgsnoopy]

Haven't felt any here for ages. Indicators are still in place.

Shh... Murphy will hear you

[Orion]

the 11.04 am quake was noticed slightly here, usual window-rattle & table-jolt.