NZ quake

[Popoki_Nui]

Rather nasty earthquake in Aotearoa, especially near Gisborne. I hope all you NZ women are ok. Do check in and let us know!

~Sherry.

[IFjane]

I saw it on CNN. Ditto here - please check in and let us know you are ok!

[RoadRaven]

Well. We're ok.
I am just out of Napier, quite a bit south of Gisborne (about 4hours drive-time). We felt it big time here. We wondered if Mt Ruapehu (Lake Taupo, central North Island) was errupting. We have a weight machine (you know, like in a gym) on the deck and as i watched it rock back and forth I seriously wondered if it was going to tip off! The quake lasted about a minute here.

As for Gisborne... the quake was 6.8 on the Richter Scale and centred 50km off shore and only 40km deep - so almost right underneath the city!
... and a "state of emergency" has been declared in Gisborne

My daughter rang her bf whose family live in Gisborne and he had already been in touch with them and they had wondered if their house was going to fall down but they were ok.

In the news this morning (I am watching film now - hand held cameras and shop security footage) a couple of buildings have collapsed, many buildings are damaged - lost roofs, broken chimneys. Major damge to goods in shops with products strewn and broken on floors.

No deaths or serious injuries from it, although 15 people have been treated for minor cuts etc. All non-serious patients in hospital have been discharged as the hospital has sustained some damage as well.

Thank you for thinking of us DownUnder :)

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1517941
Brief story, but also video links on this page

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/423466/1517721

[MillieNZ]

Well. We're ok.
I am just out of Napier, quite a bit south of Gisborne (about 4hours drive-time). We felt it big time here. We wondered if Mt Ruapehu (Lake Taupo, central North Island) was errupting. We have a weight machine (you know, like in a gym) on the deck and as i watched it rock back and forth I seriously wondered if it was going to tip off! The quake lasted about a minute here.

As for Gisborne... the quake was 6.8 on the Richter Scale and centred 50km off shore and only 40km deep - so almost right underneath the city!
... and a "state of emergency" has been declared in Gisborne

My daughter rang her bf whose family live in Gisborne and he had already been in touch with them and they had wondered if their house was going to fall down but they were ok.

In the news this morning (I am watching film now - hand held cameras and shop security footage) a couple of buildings have collapsed, many buildings are damaged - lost roofs, broken chimneys. Major damge to goods in shops with products strewn and broken on floors.

No deaths or serious injuries from it, although 15 people have been treated for minor cuts etc. All non-serious patients in hospital have been discharged as the hospital has sustained some damage as well.

Thank you for thinking of us DownUnder :)

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1517941
Brief story, but also video links on this page

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/423466/1517721

Was just going to PM you and see how you were..... :) Glad to hear you are ok....

Nothing felt here in Auckland............ My Aunt who flew out from the UK on Wednesday had her first quake in Taupo :eek: They were fine, they also thought that the mountain had blown again ....

i work for a department store chain which has a store in the CBD in Gisborne and that has suffer extensive damage to walls and floor, but suprisingly not the roof ! a lot of the stock has been damaged/ Thankfully no one was seriously injured which is the main thing ....

We're off Boxing day to the region for a holiday so packing our emergency survival kit just in case :) :) :)

[RoadRaven]

Yeah... I was about to PM you to Millie, I remembered you were off to Gizzy... hopefully most of the clean up has happened by the time you get there - it seems they are in 'super-fast' mode because with primary schools finishing today, they are expecting an influx of tourists from tonight/tomorrow
:)
At least you will be there after the initial clean-up has happened
The back-up sewrage systems are up and running and phones are in operation... so thats a good sign

Def take a few extra cans of food and maybe some bottled water just to leave tucked in the corner of your boot.

Enjoy that beach - I'm looking forward to getting up there again next year for the East Coast Champs (and this time I WILL compete)

[Trek420]

I hope everyone's ok. Aftershocks? :eek: 6.8 is quite a quake.

[mimitabby]

where's CC?

[crazycanuck]

I'm wayyyyyyy over on the other side of the tasman sea...

Ian's parents live in Rotorua but i'm not sure if they felt the quake or not. I'll find out tonight.

C

[RoadRaven]

I hope everyone's ok. Aftershocks? :eek: 6.8 is quite a quake.

Not here, but apparently they are still having little ones in Gisborne - its nearly 24hours since it happpened now...

[Brandi]

coming from calif I can understand earthquakes! We had a 6.8 three years ago here at the same time!:eek: So strange! One person died. And there was a lot of damage to buildings and what not. One town had a sulfer spring spring up in the middle of their town. It smelled like rotten eggs for months!
I had a friend who's whole roof moved off the house. They had to live in their garage for almost a whole year till it got fixed. They had a little guest room in the garage with a bathroom. They were lucky that way.
I am really glad no persons where hurt! Everything else can be replaced!

[froglegs]

Not here, but apparently they are still having little ones in Gisborne - its nearly 24hours since it happpened now...

Aftershocks will likely happen for years, although less frequently after the initial days/weeks/months, and most of them will be small. I was in Northridge (CA) during the Northridge quake in 94 (about the same size) and there were plenty of aftershocks, a few in the 5+ range, which is enough to get your heart rate up and maybe knock something over, but not cause major damage. A 6.8 earthquake is extremely violent, scary, and dangerous, especially when you are right on top of it. I'm glad everyone there is OK.

[RoadRaven]

Hi Folks
An ammendment to the minor injuries only report

I heard on the news last night that one woman died... not sure how she was injured/killed at this point, only that it was as a result of the earthquake.

There are also all those "miracle/near miss" stories... like the diners at the restaurant who were all eating inside because of rain - if they had been outside as would be usual in Gizzy at this time of year, one of the tables was completely taken out by a huge chunk of masonary... or the baby who had just been picked up a few minutes before the quake - after the quake their was a large piece of wood - shelving of some kind - that had fallen (flown) across the room from the opposite wall and landed in her cot...

[RoadRaven]

Hey Millie

How was your holiday in Gizzy?

[three]

I hadn't heard anything about it! I don't have cable television and the local news said nothing about it.

I'm so happy to hear that everyone on here is okay. That was quite the quake.

[MillieNZ]

Hey Millie

How was your holiday in Gizzy?

Too damn nice !!!!! Had the most fab kiwi bach right on the beach....spent the days kayaking, sun bathing and drinking wine !! ;) Then went to Taupo to visit cousin, did heap of cycling there ( I will get up the hills :rolleyes:)............ then had to return to Dorkland..... oppssss I mean Auckland........ and back to work :eek: Every time I leave Auckland I'm reluctant to return ( and I live in the lovely beachlands, right on the beach....) but BF is at auckland uni so needs must......

I'd prefer Hawkes Bay or Taupo any day !

Thanks for asking :)

[RoadRaven]

Thought it would have - I was watching the weather forecasts for Gisborne and like us, you seemed to score some decent weather.

What was the damage from the earthquake like? Much left that was noticeable?

And yeah... many places better than Auckland now. Don't get me wrong, I was born there - but there is just tooooo many people and cars there now...

[crazycanuck]

I hated being a Jaffa :rolleyes:

I loved getting away from the big smoke as well :) If we lived in Auckland, we would be in Rotovegas every month at Whaka..:D and eating at the Fat Dog :cool:

You can keep the rain :mad:!!!!

[MillieNZ]

I hated being a Jaffa :rolleyes:

I loved getting away from the big smoke as well :) If we lived in Auckland, we would be in Rotovegas every month at Whaka..:D and eating at the Fat Dog :cool:

You can keep the rain :mad:!!!!

I'd like it to rain in Auckland any time soon :o down side to living in Beachlands is living on water tanks in probably the least area of Auckland that gets rain ! :rolleyes: .....

Of course when I'm moaning about the weather in the middle of winter you can both remind me of this post !! :)

there are lovely parts of Auckland of course ;)

[crazycanuck]

MNZ..we shall commiserate together when the rain comes back to Perth..;)

Meanwhile, i'll just enjoy the 35C :)

[nomummytummy]

Too damn nice !!!!!

Thanks for asking :)

we got back from Gisborne yesterday. Apart from a few places that were still fenced off, you'd not even know there had been a quake. Being an Australian living in NZ, I was a tad apprehensive about going - never know when the next one will hit. Life there was 'business as usual"

We camped in the holiday park right on the beachfront & it was absolutely perfect. 28deg C average temperature - great for riding in the morning. Made the mistake of cycling to Tolaga Bay (54k) at 11am one day. Needed a wee rest in the shade at about 40k :rolleyes: should have thpought more before I set out.

MillieNZ did you go to the olympic pool - had the coolest waterslide that kept masters 5 & 11yo occupied for hours (and me too!)

The thing about NZ is that a 6.8 quake doesn't really seem to affect much as everything is built to great codes and it's all part of the expected rather than a big surprise. Very reassuring :)

[RoadRaven]

LOL CC
I was born in Auckland before JAFFA's were called JAFFAs!
But I lived up there the year after I left school (worked in Kelly Tarlton's) and it was crazy busy then!

NMT - we stayed in the same camping ground for the RamblersCC/GisborneCC INterclub Champs last year. It's a very nice little place isn't it... I was very taken with the beach right there - I hadn't really ever registered that Gisborne might have such nice beaches :)

I'll remember the Olympic Pool when we go up for the champs again.