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emachan 
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:26pm |
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As I'm writing this there is a big earthquake here in Christchurch
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:29pm |
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well it wasn't a huge one, but pretty scary - my cat woke up and was looking around and the dogs outside at the neighbours were barking
I still think I can feel it swaying but I'm pretty sure its still!
At least Lily is still asleep! (I think I freaked myself out as I am home alone at the moment as DH is out at soccer!)
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:30pm |
We felt it here in Hokitika emma - went on for ages, our lights are still swinging - scary!
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:31pm |
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ohhh scary! I hope there are no more! I hate earthquakes at night when its all dark!
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:34pm |
Me too ... we had a similar sized one a couple of weeks ago, ugh.
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:39pm |
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we felt it here in Cromwell
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:42pm |
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Felt it in Timaru- went for ages, felt like I had been drinking too much- very swaying...
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:42pm |
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We felt it in Wellington too!
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:45pm |
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wow - it must've been a biggie! Hope theres no tsunamis! We're right near the beach.
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:45pm |
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New Zealand Earthquake Report - Jul 15 2009 at 9:22 pm (NZST)
Magnitude 6.6, Wednesday, July 15 2009 at 9:22 pm (NZST), 90 km north-west of Tuatapere.
Quake Details
Information about this earthquake:
Reference Number 3124785/G
Universal Time July 15 2009 at 9:22
NZ Standard Time Wednesday, July 15 2009 at 9:22 pm
Latitude, Longitude 45.78°S, 166.68°E
Focal Depth 5 km
Richter magnitude 6.6
Region Fiordland
Location
* 90 km north-west of Tuatapere
* 90 km south-west of Te Anau
* 150 km north-west of Invercargill
* 300 km west of Dunedin
Felt in souther South Island.
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 9:57pm |
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pretty good one huh.?
Aliasmum felt it in palmy...about 10 min later
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 10:41pm |
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And I thought it must have been close to Wellington as it was a biggy. One of those ones that made me get up and grab stuff and left me shaking for ages.
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Posted: 15 July 2009 at 11:08pm |
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Looking at Geonet we felt the big after shock.
I was on facebook & typed just after I felt it. Strange that we felt that but not the initial one.
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:24am |
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apparently it was actually larger then that 7.6 or something
they had it on the early news and there were two after shocks measuring 6.?
I didnt even feel them lol
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:25am |
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ok just got this off tvnz website:
A 7.8 magnitude quake at around 9.20pm on Wednesday, was centred 100 kilometres west of Tuatapere, at a depth of 12km, followed by 2 aftershocks, the first 6.1 magnitude around 20 minutes later, and the another 5.9 magnitude, at 1:50am Thursday morning.
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:31am |
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I didn't feel them either it was funny cos I was on FB and everyone started to post about the earthquake and I didn't even feel it.
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:39am |
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I felt the initial one in palmy. i was on the phone to someone in the hutt and they felt it too. It didn't feel too big for me but then we were pretty far away from the centre
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 8:49am |
yep felt it here in dunners i was at work cowing under a doorway it felt more like sitting on a surfbroad as the waves go under you was pretty scary though 
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 9:14am |
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felt it here in Invercargill hehehe DP cant have experienced many he was straight under the door frame with josh i wandered over later when i realised it wasnt stopping in a hurry. Really weird like the house was rolling around and around unlike the up and down ones we had a few years back that seamed stronger - really didnt feel like one of the biggest in nz. I wish it had knocked over the garage tho so we could claim insurance and build a bigger new one
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Posted: 16 July 2009 at 9:16am |
we felt the second one but not the first - can't believe that we felt it all the way up here, it must have been freaky down south. Hope all the OB mummies and babies are OK 
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