stasia

was up with the little one about 3am and felt the bed shake 3 times (no it wasn't loz farting) so checked just now and it was an earthquake...how cool my first one!!

Reference Number: 2902957
NZST: Sat, May 3 2008 3:12 am
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 30 km
Details: 10 km west of Porirua

Maz

And I still haven't felt one! :curse: Actually that probably is a good thing. That's getting quite close for comfort eh?...

Kerry W

Typical! I have been here nearly 18mths and still not felt one.

Hows the little ones Stas? Are they any better? I take it you did not get a good nights sleep?

karonious

It woke me!! I wondered what the hell was going on but soon realised and went straight back to sleep

Maz

It woke hubby. He did the same thing when he realised what was happening.

stasia

hey hun, nope Roan was up most of the night again but he's much better today thanks babe, it's loz now who's complaining he's ill...so now after 4 nights of no sleep now have to put up with man flu!!

earthquake was cool though worth staying up for...shall we go do the shaky house in te papa so you don't feel left out!! x

crap coffee

me too. It certainly woke me. I occasionaly jump out of the bed, but last night I seemed to be stuck/was not able to move myself at all, however (principally) I am so used to this unlike many others here. went straight back to sleep Nonetheless I'm always frightened of a BIG earthquake in Welly

Kerry W

OH NO!! You poor thing. You are going to need a weeks holiday for playing nurse! Hope they all get well soon.

Lol, did the Te Papa thing last week, still pretty scary when you read all the info in there. You tend to forget about earthquakes.!!

stasia

i think it shows that you've reallly acclimitised when an earthquake wakes you up then you go stright back to sleep!!

Ted Logan

Thats not an earthquake, this is
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/.../quake-02.html

or for more recent (also appearing at Te Papa)
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/.../quake-10.html

RobClubley

Did the earthquake in Porirua cause $1m worth of improvements?

(sorry, old joke and not that funny)

Maz

Funny you should say that...

irnbru14

No, but its probably accurate!

Just been up to survey the damage, the Warehouse looks like a bomb has hit it, so no change there then

Browner_

No, I think thats actually quite funny! Titahi Bay could do with an earthquake - beautiful geographic area, mostly filled with dross state housing.
Can you imagine a lovely seaside resort,bay and beach in Europe, half hour from the capital, filled with such crap?

Kiwiprincess

i hate earthquakes. scared to death of them. They serve no earthy purpose. I rank earthquakes alongside cockroaches, snakes, rats and wrestling tv shows. They can all go into the black hole of "things i hate and would like to see disappear".

ps titahi bay was out in the middle of the wops when it was built Only now are people realising quite how close it is to Wellington. I quite like the bay. It's getting there that i have a problem with.