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

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

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

I was outside at the time. You feel these things moreso when you are inside.
If more people were outside when a substantial earthquake struck, then it wouldn't be so bad

JohnGaul
NZThS

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

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

JohnGaul
NZThS

Felt 3 last night, mind you one was just a rumble. Indicators still in place.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[tgsnoopy]

What did I say? Murphy heard you.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Be careful there, Snoop. I'm married to a Murphy

JohnGaul
NZThS

[tgsnoopy]

Being a quarter Irish I'm related to some too.

[Lukemyster]

nice wee one at 4:07pm. First one i have felt since November 14th. Sounded like a stomach rumbling with a wee vibration of gentle movement.

[Dale]

Mum in Woolston was saying BS to that being a low mag.. said that the whole house violently shifted 1 direction, very short but very sharp.

[Storm Struck]

A magnitude 3.7 around 10:30am today released 6 tonnes of energy and was centred off bottle lake forest in the ocean.
Was felt by many eastern suburbs as a long quake up to 15 seconds in duration.

[Lacertae]

6 tons of energy ??? Are you inventing new measuring units Jason ?

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

6 tons of energy ??? Are you inventing new measuring units Jason ?

No. He's going off information off Steve Crow's ChCh Live quake site.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Nev]

6 tons of energy ??? Are you inventing new measuring units Jason ?

No. He's going off information off Steve Crow's ChCh Live quake site.

I think they mean the equivalent of '6 tons of TNT energy' (or about 25 gigajoules).

[Razor]

Steve Crow? haha hes the porn King who runs Boobs on Bikes

i think you mean chris crowe http://www.quake.crowe.co.nz

Just had another 3.8 roll through an hour ago, felt moderately in the CBD but would have been much stronger felt nearer the centre Rolleston

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Steve Crow? haha hes the porn King who runs Boobs on Bikes

i think you mean chris crowe http://www.quake.crowe.co.nz

Just had another 3.8 roll through an hour ago, felt moderately in the CBD but would have been much stronger felt nearer the centre Rolleston

Probably his brother?? sorry Chris ,no offence

Nice rumble and a shake that I thought was going to develop but it didn't.
Still waiting for the magnatude 6, now after 3 months, but if it does happen, will probably be about 20kms deep,

JohnGaul
NZThS

[Storm Struck]

Yes John i still have a feeling a good jolt will happen out of the blue when we least expect it, i was thinking more a 5.6-5.8 though but still enough to rattle the nerves and make more new claims for EQC.

Felt a tiddler earlier on which i fogged off thinking nah couldnt have been, but it was a 2.9 magnitude centred in the Styx Mill Reserve at 9:28pm just behind the dump there.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yes John i still have a feeling a good jolt will happen out of the blue when we least expect it, i was thinking more a 5.6-5.8 though but still enough to rattle the nerves and make more new claims for EQC.

Well according to Paul Gorman in this morning's PRESS, he said that aftershocks could continue well into March or April next year. Mind you alot will be unnoticed and very small but the odds are still there on getting a reasonable shake of around 4 to 5M.

JohnGaul
NZThS

[tgsnoopy]

Just to make us feel at home Darwin put on a shake in the small hours so Steve would feel more at home

[Storm Struck]

The plates have fired up tonight, although i barly felt the first jolt alot of Christchurch felt 4-5 quakes within half an hour.
Two are registered and are centred in the Christchurch CBD.
Before this it started with this quake.

Reference Number: 3436930
NZDT: Sun, Dec 26 2010 0:59 am
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 230 km
Details: 80 km north of White Island

Then a magnitude 7.3 struck near Vanuwatu with a Tsunami warning in affect for surrounding areas such as Hawaii.

Not long after our ones struck.

Reference Number: 3436949
NZDT: Sun, Dec 26 2010 2:07 am
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 5 km
Details: Within 5 km of Christchurch


Reference Number: 3436956
NZDT: Sun, Dec 26 2010 2:32 am
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 6 km
Details: Within 5 km of Christchurch

[Razor]

Smack bang bullseye on the ChCh CBD- seems to be new areas

[Orion]

Window rattling here about 5.21am - unknown quake? it had 'that sound' about it.
Edit to add: there was a background low rumble, and magpies burst into song and chatter immediately afterwards. I see Geonet now has a report of a quake at 5.34am but my experience was definitely 5.21am.

[Richard]

I'm outa here.

whoo, outa here and never came back,come back Andrew where ever you are

[CHCH Weather Chaser]

Good decision to come over here to westport then!!

[Storm Struck]

There we go again a good quake here in kaiapoi, quite big in town from the sounds of it with phone lines down.
Whole house just rocked back and fourth like mad, pools still going slightly.
Could be a 5 pointer i think

Edit: problems in the CBD i suspect this is why no has posted from christchurch as power is out and all traffic lights are down.

Here it is.

Reference Number: 3437105
NZDT: Sun, Dec 26 2010 10:30 am
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 12 km
Details: Within 5 km of Christchurch

Central city again.

[Captain Salty]

just got power back, nasty

[Storm Struck]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4495195 ... ter-shocks

I bet everyone scarpered from the boxing day sales, i think the malls were closed as a precaution earlier on and some shops shut because of no power.

[tgsnoopy]

Guthry centre is being evacuated after fire responding the the alarm being triggered found structural cracks. Is that like a shopping mall or something?