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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 9:40pm |
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I cannot believe we just had an earthquake ! Silly but, my first thought was that my dishwasher had gone postal, and then that Roland must have snuck up on me and was shaking the lazyboy (was reclining in it to watch CSI)... but the cats went a bit loopy loo as well, then I got a txt from Paws.
I think I am going to start listening to DH about getting together that survival kit now..
Oh, and Auckland Airport is shut - that's going to be a hairy one ! Wouldn't want to be trying to get anywhere by plane in a hurry...
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 9:44pm |
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Oh yeah I'm going to do something about a survival kit too!!!
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 9:44pm |
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The following earthquake has been recorded by GNS Science:
Reference number: 2699766/G
Universal Time: 21 February 2007 at 08:00
NZ Daylight Time: Wednesday, 21 February 2007 at 9:00 pm
Latitude, Longitude: 36.55°S, 175.02°E
Location: 30 km east of Orewa
Focal depth: 15 km
Richter magnitude: 4.5
Web page: http://www.geonet.org.nz/2699766g.html
apparently there was another one in the same place but 6ks deep and 3.7 richter ...
fully shock our house ...it shock the plates off my mums wall ...
hmmm .. wonder if there is a bigish wave coming ...
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 9:45pm |
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 9:46pm |
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Why is the airport shut? Maybe its a volcano! Never felt any when I lived in Auckland. Get lots here cos we're on a faultline.
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 9:49pm |
OMG want a laugh - read my post in march thread re this...i seriously thought i was losing it....even searched house for an intruder etc...or thought i was falling asleep....
am soooo glad I was not the only one to feel it....
OMG!!!! just happy that baby brain didnt make me imagine an earthquake in auckland...LMAO!!!! 
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 10:09pm |
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The airport is shut so they double check for any damage.
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 10:14pm |
Wow that's funny, especially after reading Bombshell's post just a minute ago! 
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Posted: 21 February 2007 at 10:22pm |
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Felt it here in Manukau Heights too... Only the second one though - thought I was imagining it.. lol being home by myself spooked me - wondered if there was someone breaking in.. haha ! Biggest earthquake since 1970 apparently...
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 7:16am |
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how scary. I hate earthquakes. I used to work on the 19th floor and the building was built to go with earthquakes so it would sway for ages after one and you could see the partician walls moving.
There seem to have been quite a few earthquakes lately....hmmm not we're not gearing up for a big massive one!
What are you suppose to put into a survival kit?
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 7:20am |
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I had just turned off the tv and was trying to go to sleep, got such a fright I burst into tears!
As for survival kit, the civil defence website will have info on it, but water, canned food (and can opener), torch, transistor radio (that is all I can remember off the top of my head), think it is also in the back of the phone book too
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 7:23am |
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I'm use to earthquakes, we have them all the time, 4.5 ain't too bad.
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 7:33am |
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Well I slept through the last one at 11.23...anyone feel it? It was 3.8 and I hear it was only a quick rattle.
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 7:43am |
i only felt the second one...that was plenty for me thankyou!!!! I actually told DH when he got home that i didnt want to go into labour in an earthquake....UGH!!!
not fair i live in auckland so we dont get stuff like this!!!
Lilmiss - we live in a line from you in botany and probably felt the same one....glad someone else thought it was an intruder...i had balcony ranchslider open and thougth someone had climbed up - silly as that sounds if you saw how high we are
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 8:10am |
Am I the only one who didn't feel anything
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 8:15am |
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Nope you're not Kelly! Bil rang up all excited asking if we felt it and I didn't know what he was on about!
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 8:23am |
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small earthquakes let off "pressure"{ so the big one doesn't come. they are good!
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 9:18am |
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i felt something at 11.23pm but i think its a crack up i kept hassling mum and dad saying its funny how Wellington has them all the time and its hardly ever on the news and Auckland has a couple and its "Breaking News"
Just really cracks me up.
My first incident with an earthquake in wellington i was 11 floors up and we were on reclaimed land, heard the bang and the building shook people were screaming and the fish tank water was going everywhere. We were crouched under our desks. That was a 4.7 lol
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 9:39am |
LIL MISS you did? I work at Takanini and felt nothing!! Weird!
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Posted: 22 February 2007 at 9:42am |
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I guess Jess it is news because we don't get them. When a big one hit Wellington I am sure it will be on the news. Also earthquakes in Auckland would usually be associated with volcanic activity (luckily in this case it wasn't), so best to put peoples minds at ease by having it on the news.
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So who else felt it !?!?
