[Omnivore]

Well; we haven't had a quake for 36 hours in the Christchurch area, and lots of us are wondering "what's holding it up" --- ha-ha-ha (I think), and others are thinking "I hope they're finished with".

You visit your friends and see their cracks widening from week to week. We're all cracked in Christchurch as the joke goes.

There was actually a headline "No quakes for 36 hours" it was such a big deal.

 

[damemary]

I've felt a quake in Cleveland OH sometime in the 80's. I think it was a 3.0. Felt like a truck racing down the hall. I love storms....but I think I'll skip the rest, if possible.

How do you feel about weather?

 

[kacey64]

Everyone stay safe in these turbulent times... and I do mean turbulent!

 

[Omnivore]

I love the excitement of storms, too, and lightning. We had the Wahine storm in about 1967? and that brought down trees. I slept through it, and then they closed school for the day.

That sounds like a shallow quake at 3, to have felt like a truck etc. We are getting good at gauging this stuff! a hobby thrust upon us : )

I've felt a quake in Cleveland OH sometime in the 80's. I think it was a 3.0. Felt like a truck racing down the hall. I love storms....but I think I'll skip the rest, if possible.

How do you feel about weather?

 

[margaretcave]

Well; we haven't had a quake for 36 hours in the Christchurch area, and lots of us are wondering "what's holding it up" --- ha-ha-ha (I think), and others are thinking "I hope they're finished with".

You visit your friends and see their cracks widening from week to week. We're all cracked in Christchurch as the joke goes.

There was actually a headline "No quakes for 36 hours" it was such a big deal.

I am glad that despite all the worry of earthquakes you and the rest of Christchurch have retained your sense of humour. I suppose you have to laugh or other wise you would have to cry - must be strange waiting for the earth to move and never knowing when or how strong it will be - I hope you keep safe.

 

[Joy Marshall]

We, too, are in the "Ring of Fire". We are told we get about 300 earthquakes a year. Thankfully, we are not aware of most of them. We are warned that sooner or later the "big one" is coming. I have lived here most of my life, and have experience noisy ones, and good shakers. Well, you can't live your life worrying.
After World War 11, my husband, who was from Winnipeg decided to stay here on the west coast where we were married. Winnipeg doesn't have earthquakes. One Sunday morning I was still in bed (1946) and the old woodframe house we were living in started to shake like a bowl of jelly.
I was still in bed and he was in the kitchen making coffee.
He rushed into the bedroom in a panic, stating the obvious-- that the house was shaking. I told him it was just an earthquake and if he was going to live in this part of Canada he would have to get used to them. He never turned a hair again when we had one. My theory is, you aren't safe anywhere so why worry.

 

[Omnivore]

Ooh heck that's one of the scary ones you had.

43 hours and no quake here, but thank goodness there are continuous tiny ones letting off the pressure - boy I would be worried without those ha-ha.

My dad came from Manitoba.

We, too, are in the "Ring of Fire". We are told we get about 300 earthquakes a year. Thankfully, we are not aware of most of them. We are warned that sooner or later the "big one" is coming. I have lived here most of my life, and have experience noisy ones, and good shakers. Well, you can't live your life worrying.
After World War 11, my husband, who was from Winnipeg decided to stay here on the west coast where we were married. Winnipeg doesn't have earthquakes. One Sunday morning I was still in bed (1946) and the old woodframe house we were living in started to shake like a bowl of jelly.
I was still in bed and he was in the kitchen making coffee.
He rushed into the bedroom in a panic, stating the obvious-- that the house was shaking. I told him it was just an earthquake and if he was going to live in this part of Canada he would have to get used to them. He never turned a hair again when we had one. My theory is, you aren't safe anywhere so why worry.

 

[lovethelake]

salutations

We had one (5.5+) in central Virginia last year, that was felt all the way to Boston. Talk about weird. I live 8 miles from the epicenter, and only lost a plate. But in town the high school and an elementary school was condemned and homes and businesses destroyed. But all quiet lately. My poor dogs were terrified, and one had to go on anti anxiety meds because of the aftershocks. I know that it sounds drastic, but he weighs 96 pounds and when they happened, he chomped on my house. Now he is calmed down, and all is good in Airedale land

 

[fibertrix]

The ripples of the earthquakes are being felt all over New Zealand with more stringent building codes and many buildings being 'red stickered'. Here two of the five churches are closed, one bank and the RSA are no goes and other brick buildings are suspect. Even the older wooden buildings are also on the hit list and all the locals are shaking their heads at the 'overkillness'

 

[margaretcave]

Will be watching the news now just to check on you all in New Zealand. Do you have to make up an emergency pack just in case the worst happens and what do the government suggest eg, get into open spaces. We are fortunate here in Peterborough - only had one earth tremor to my knowledge (around 3.5) and we never seem to have the worst of nature although a friend of mine did get caught up in a tornado not too many miles away!

 

[moreighn]

Thinking of many friends in Christchurch all our best the Halls ex RNZAF

 

[Ronie]

I hope the ground is settled for good now.. you are right about the cracks and watching them from week to week.. I grew up in Mnt.View California in the 60's and our driveway would either have a 2 inch crack popping up.. be level.. or pop up the other way.. depending on the week.. even if we didn't feel the quake just one look at the driveway told us something happened.. LOL

 

[jennifer1954]

We had a small quake in Maryland on Saturday morning

 

[Schipperke]

I wouldn't like to live in an earthquake area. Manchester seem to get the odd few,and they're not strong, but where I am, we don't get them. I get fed up with our weather but at least we don't have tornados, earthquakes, volcanos and we're not at risk from tsunamis. There's always something to be thankful for. I hope Christchurch don't get any more. Surely the earth must be settling now, for you. Good luck.

 

[Omnivore]

Aah that's better - we've had 7 in 24 hours so I hope that's let off enough pressure.

Funny way we think

 

[Omnivore]

Thank you : )
We have an emergency pack and lots of bleached water, and camping gear and tons of baked beans etc, rotated and re-bought, and when I take the bus I sit close to the middle of the road, to keep further away from walls and rocks that could tumble.

Lots of skills to help myself and others as well.

It's at the stage where I haven't felt them for months, so it's weaker, for sure. No scary ones for ages, although it doesn't take much to make us jumpy - suppose that's normal.

On a train in another city after the scariest quake, and it lurched. Well; I screeched a heavy-duty swear-word, followed by yelping "sorry people; I'm from Christchurch!" Everyone "got it" and there was laughter and questioning from the united carriage, which got talking together. Very sweet and kind of everyone : ).

The centre-city in particular's dotted with demolition and flat empty spaces and that's a shock to visitors who'd seen it as it was before, being a before and after that's immediate for them.

I know we are still very fortunate compared with the Chinese who lost about 90,000 people in one province for example - perspective is important. We are well cared for compared with many other places.

 

[Grammy Toni]

I guess no one here is from the Imperial Valley area of California!.. They recently had another flurry of earthquakes ranging from 5.6 down. They'll go on for a couple of weeks and then level off. "They" (scientists)say that it's just the fault letting off a little pressure.

 

[Omnivore]

Whew - a 5.6 is scary and if they are close and shallow, it rattles you in more ways than one.

I think near the San Andreas Fault (hope that's the correct one?) you get noticeable ones every year? We don't or should I say didn't, here in Christchurch, but N.Z's on the Mobile Pacific Earthquake Belt too.

Good when it lets go in little jolts. We've had 8 in 24 hrs and the top one was only 3.69 : )

I guess no one here is from the Imperial Valley area of California!.. They recently had another flurry of earthquakes ranging from 5.6 down. They'll go on for a couple of weeks and then level off. "They" (scientists)say that it's just the fault letting off a little pressure.

 

[Schipperke]

I guess no one here is from the Imperial Valley area of California!.. They recently had another flurry of earthquakes ranging from 5.6 down. They'll go on for a couple of weeks and then level off. "They" (scientists)say that it's just the fault letting off a little pressure.

From my tiny knowledge of earthquakes, (read about and seen on tv), little releases of pressure is good rather than nothing and then letting go all at once. Very scary. :shock:

 

[Omnivore]

Aha we just had the "big one" I feared we were in for; a 4.32 Richter. Not very big, really, although Geonet classified it as "strong". A 3.46 1/2 hr later

Least - I hope that was the big one and that's the biggest for the time being ha-ha nervous laughter - anyway I was a metre away from our nice sturdy earthquake-table for scrambling under if necessary. Jeeze.

Still lucky : )