In a tradition we'd really rather we'd never had to develop, reports of today's rapid cluster of aftershocks in Christchurch are flowing across the networks. This thread is here for Public Address people to check in at and for the rest of us to aggregate reports and offer what comfort we can.
Damn and bloody blast.
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I saw the Geonet email and started crying. Just - god, it never stops.
Twitter #eqnz feed - for the latest.
Geonet says 5.8, 8km deep, 20km east of Christchurch.
Hugs to the Cantabs. I'm worried - there'll be a lot of people at the shops.
All fine here in Ilam. Power still on. Family reporting in and all fine so far.
As my hands stop shaking and I’m better able to assimilate this: it’s not that big, the epicentre’s out of the city. The earth’s been pretty quiet for the last few months, so this is a rude shock. Quite a swarm of aftershocks, though.
Hugs
Clever Emma for going on holiday.
Hebe,
Fuck and bugger. At least we were all at home and together. Good few aftershocks still going. Sirens heard in the distance here (St Martins).
Power, phones out in Brighton area. Strong in St Martins but not tragic; PiL in sumner say it was one of the strongest they have experienced but services still on there on the flat.
Felt the roll and just felt so sick because if we feel them this far away it is a fair sign it was a big one
I don't know how the people who stay do it. Goes to show how much they love their city. I haven't been able to visit since the first quake, most of what I loved about the city was in the middle, so practically all of it is now gone. Good thing the central art gallery was built so well, that's something at least.
It looks like the epicentre is off-shore, which is a little different to the previous big two. I wonder if it’s a different fault line.
P.S. A friend on Facebook reported feeling it on the fifth floor of a building in Dunedin. I'm in a bungalow in Dunedin, didn't feel it myself.
My sympathy to all of you trying to get on with your lives. Virtual hugs, hope you're okay today.
Lara,
Fine. Yet to hear back from some family, but will hopefully be fine. Was really hoping it was out this way but back on the east again :S
Lilith __, in reply to
I wonder if it’s a different fault line.
Yes, I suspect it is. I know Geonet mapped some out in the Bay that they thought could potentially move.
Cellphones not working that well. Town will be crowded, and probably gridlocked as people head home, and shops close....
Getting txts from out of town, but not from family shopping in Chch.
Bloody hell.
Bloody hell. We're supposed to be flying to Chch this evening to visit the beloved's family (who have all checked in ok). Dunno what'll happen now.
Heard the news as one of my colleagues ran in to tell me that server load was spiking (we look after Stuff's servers).
Big hugs to shaken people. We hope to be among you soon.
Prossers all accounted for.
CHECKING IN: David Haywood, Jen Hay and family are fine.
They were out driving by Dunsandel and, amazingly, didn't feel a thing. Frankly, if anyone deserved a break ...
Just stopped after an hour of retweeting reports, getting this thread up, etc. Feeling teary now.
Especially re-reading these successive tweets from Cheryl Bernstein:
We know, after a big one, that there are weeks & months of aftershocks ahead, & that’s what makes it so hard to bear. #eqnz
And:
But we will bear it. We can. There’s strength in knowledge, and experience, and community. #eqnz
All our family down there is now accounted for, all well apart from one of the kids being inconsolable. We had her and the rest of her family up after the first big one, no word yet on whether they want to get out again or not.
Also happy to hear that friend of the site Blair Parkes and his family are safe and well in New Brighton.
Anyone got liquefaction? None that I can see here in Woolston.
Lilith __, in reply to
Just stopped after nearly two hours of retweeting reports, getting this thread up, etc.
Thanks Russell. This really helps.
3410,
Big hugs to shaken people.
Yep. Don't know what else to say.