OHbaby! Forums : eeeew earthquake!!! https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:45:11 +0000 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:19:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13110 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Had a 4.8 aftershock around lunchtime....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=266247&title=eeeew-earthquake#266247 Author: Kellz
Subject: 13110
Posted: 22 December 2007 at 7:19pm

Had a 4.8 aftershock around lunchtime. Yuk! I wish they would stop! Had a look around town today, man there is some serious damage to a heap of shops.

On closer inspection, the plaster on the outside of our house in covered in decent cracks too, as well as a few in the ceilings inside.
Plumber came today, and our hot water cylinder is stuffed. Carpet still wet from it too.
]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:19:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=266247&title=eeeew-earthquake#266247 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : I&#039;ve only ever been in one...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=266076&title=eeeew-earthquake#266076 Author: porcelina
Subject: 13110
Posted: 22 December 2007 at 9:51am

I've only ever been in one decent one back in 1991 and it was at night so I was only half awake! And being 13 or so I thought it was kinda fun. I was sleeping on squabs so I couldn't get up as I was too close to the moving floor and it was later I learned that the windows beside me had only been nailed in so far not putty! (I do confess to liking the earthquake house at Te Papa).

But as for one in your house with all your belongings falling over and now having a baby to worry about it'd be a totally different kettle of fish!]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:51:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=266076&title=eeeew-earthquake#266076 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Kellz, I have been thinking of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265825&title=eeeew-earthquake#265825 Author: katie1
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 3:38pm

Kellz, I have been thinking of you too. I just came on here to check if you were ok. It sounds pretty scary. I hate even the smallest ones so it must have been horrible.
Glad you guys are ok - even if your house didn't totally escape damage.]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:38:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265825&title=eeeew-earthquake#265825 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Yep it was out at sea. Thanks...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265799&title=eeeew-earthquake#265799 Author: Kellz
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 2:36pm

Yep it was out at sea.

Thanks Becks. It was about 1am our time when Emma txt from Oz, so I didnt get it till this morning! We were up til midnight tho, once the power was back on we cleaned up the broken glass and stuff to make it safe for Isla in the morning.]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:36:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265799&title=eeeew-earthquake#265799 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Hope you Gizzy ladies are all...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265707&title=eeeew-earthquake#265707 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 10:30am

Hope you Gizzy ladies are all ok We were out in the car then so didnt feel it. Teresa, I think 40k south of Gisborne, meant it was centred out at sea. We havent had a big one here since I was a kid, but last one we had here was pretty big, and those ones are very very freaky.]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:30:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265707&title=eeeew-earthquake#265707 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : I am so glad I was out in the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265705&title=eeeew-earthquake#265705 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 10:23am

I am so glad I was out in the car when it happened. I am sh!t scared of earthquakes I have panic attacks when I feel them (even the smallest ones).

Kellz I sent Emma a txt to make sure you were ok once I heard it was in Gisborne. Hope you get things fixed soon.

]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:23:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265705&title=eeeew-earthquake#265705 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : I know, sorry. Im still pretty...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265665&title=eeeew-earthquake#265665 Author: Kellz
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 9:31am

I know, sorry. Im still pretty freaked out by it all. We used to get tonnes of little ones in Whakatane too, but this was something else.

One lady that my mil knows died of a heart attack. Even the hospital lost power and the emergency generator failed, and had to evacuate patients from a ward cos the ceiling collapsed. Town is still cordoned off.

Edited by Kellz]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:31:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265665&title=eeeew-earthquake#265665 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : My comment wasn&#039;t meant to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265660&title=eeeew-earthquake#265660 Author: kebakat
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 9:23am

My comment wasn't meant to be mean or anything, from our home it felt like a normal shake that we have fairly regularly. And when I posted I didn't know that it was actually a big one far away.]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:23:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265660&title=eeeew-earthquake#265660 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : kebakat wrote:hehe that was...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265658&title=eeeew-earthquake#265658 Author: Kellz
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 9:14am

Originally posted by kebakat kebakat wrote:

hehe that was a pretty sissy earthquake even if it did go for ages


It wasnt funny or sissy here.

Was extremely scary, and seemed to go on forever! We have cracks in our ceilings in several rooms, loo and hot water cylinder leaking, broken stuff in kitchen. Had no power for ages either. Awful.]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:14:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265658&title=eeeew-earthquake#265658 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : I hope everyone in Gisborne is...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265627&title=eeeew-earthquake#265627 Author: porcelina
Subject: 13110
Posted: 21 December 2007 at 7:44am

I hope everyone in Gisborne is okay! Looking at the damage on stuff.co.nz it certainly was bad ]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:44:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265627&title=eeeew-earthquake#265627 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Cant believe how far and wide...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265598&title=eeeew-earthquake#265598 Author: Kels
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 10:41pm

Cant believe how far and wide that was felt. Pretty scarey and loud rumbling here too

]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:41:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265598&title=eeeew-earthquake#265598 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : That was really really weird -...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265577&title=eeeew-earthquake#265577 Author: busymum
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 10:20pm

That was really really weird - esp probably because we are in the 2nd storey! I'm amazed people felt it so far and wide though Where on earth does 40km South of Gisborne end up btw? ]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:20:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265577&title=eeeew-earthquake#265577 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : OMG we felt it too!! it was HUGE!!!!...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265565&title=eeeew-earthquake#265565 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 10:00pm

OMG we felt it too!! it was HUGE!!!! my mum said that it was the biggest shes felt since the huge edgecumbe earthquake in 87! it went on for close to a minute! and our pictures fell off the walls!, the hanging lights were hitting the roof cos they were swinging so hard!, my sisters big 52 inch tv fell over!! , DH and BIL were starting to feel sea sick!! gez!!! ...poor Bailey had got up to go to the toilet and he was finding it rather hard to aim! of course he didnt know what was going on!! ]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:00:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265565&title=eeeew-earthquake#265565 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : 6.8 on richter scale, 40km south...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265563&title=eeeew-earthquake#265563 Author: peanut butter
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:56pm

6.8 on richter scale, 40km south of Gisbonre.

I didnt feel anything here but then again I often miss them. ]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:56:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265563&title=eeeew-earthquake#265563 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : we felt it here in blen... well,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265554&title=eeeew-earthquake#265554 Author: fattartsrock
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:26pm

we felt it here in blen... well, i did, hubby did not.]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:26:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265554&title=eeeew-earthquake#265554 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Felt in chch too - christmas tree...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265553&title=eeeew-earthquake#265553 Author: Peanut
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:26pm

Felt in chch too - christmas tree was wobbling and DH didn't believe me until he looked at the tree.]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:26:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265553&title=eeeew-earthquake#265553 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : We felt a wee earthquake down...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265552&title=eeeew-earthquake#265552 Author: Tiff
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:25pm

We felt a wee earthquake down here in Chch at that time too!!!]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:25:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265552&title=eeeew-earthquake#265552 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : mum just rang to check that we...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265547&title=eeeew-earthquake#265547 Author: lizzle
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:22pm

mum just rang to check that we were okay. she was quite freaked out and didn't believe that thye safest room in the hosue is the loo. ]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:22:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265547&title=eeeew-earthquake#265547 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : We felt it in Wellington too pretty...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265536&title=eeeew-earthquake#265536 Author: Millie1976
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:07pm

We felt it in Wellington too pretty scary!]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:07:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265536&title=eeeew-earthquake#265536 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : yeah i do remember some big ones...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265534&title=eeeew-earthquake#265534 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:07pm

yeah i do remember some big ones we had when we lived in our upstairs flat.. that was horrible cos you almost would hear it hit te bottom layer and be waiting for it to move up the building. It used to sway so much!]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:07:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265534&title=eeeew-earthquake#265534 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : hehe that was a pretty sissy earthquake...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265533&title=eeeew-earthquake#265533 Author: kebakat
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:06pm

hehe that was a pretty sissy earthquake even if it did go for ages]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:06:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265533&title=eeeew-earthquake#265533 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : haha I posted as well ... hehe...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265532&title=eeeew-earthquake#265532 Author: AnnC
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:05pm

haha I posted as well ... hehe glad i wasn't imagining it.]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:05:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265532&title=eeeew-earthquake#265532 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : no, if you look both our posts...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265528&title=eeeew-earthquake#265528 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:01pm

no, if you look both our posts are at 9pm exactly.. i took of fint he middle of it to check the kids.
ick freaky thing]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:01:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265528&title=eeeew-earthquake#265528 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : ARRRRRR! I wanted to be first!...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265526&title=eeeew-earthquake#265526 Author: lizzle
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:00pm

ARRRRRR! I wanted to be first! You must have typed as it was happening. no fair!]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:00:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265526&title=eeeew-earthquake#265526 <![CDATA[eeeew earthquake!!! : Did you palmy ladies just feel...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265523&title=eeeew-earthquake#265523 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 13110
Posted: 20 December 2007 at 9:00pm

Did you palmy ladies just feel that???!!!

it went for ages.
ew ew ew
]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:00:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13110&PID=265523&title=eeeew-earthquake#265523