NZ Earthquake!!

Cheese · 09-04-2010, 02:57 AM

Christchurch earthquake photos

The shed housing my cars is annihilated and my house looks like it's been ransacked

right-track · 09-04-2010, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I just had the scariest moment of my life at 4.30am this morning. There was a shallow, violent earthquake that hit my city and absolutely threw all out stuff in the house everywhere. It was so frightening, it felt as though the house was going to collapse on us I was screaming and and I couldn't get to the doorway because glass was everywhere! I'll put some photos up soon but here is a site with pictures of the damage. Christchurch earthquake's destruction - National - NZ Herald Pictures

State of emergency has been declared, we could be out of water very quickly. It was 7.1 in magnitude. Has anyone else experienced such a huge earthquake?

Glad you're OK Vanilla!

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Originally Posted by Merkaba

Hardly any major injuries I think worst so far a guy had a chimney fall on him. My chimney fell through into my fireplace.

You too Merkaba.

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Originally Posted by Cheese

Christchurch earthquake photos

The shed housing my cars is annihilated and my house looks like it's been ransacked

Hope those cars are OK mate.

Going off the damage in the photos and the fact you just got hit by a 7.1 earthquake, I'm amazed there's been no loss of life.

Cheese · 09-04-2010, 03:16 AM

The cars are buried by tonnes of brick and masonry

adidasss · 09-04-2010, 03:54 AM

Well that's fucked. Glad everyone's ok though...I heard about it on the news and didn't think we actually have some people here who went through it.

crash_override · 09-04-2010, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cheese

Christchurch earthquake photos

The shed housing my cars is annihilated and my house looks like it's been ransacked

That's messed up dude, we had a 7.4 a few months ago, there was little to no visible damage. I suppose NZ isn't as prepared for such a disaster. Hope everyone is OK.

Cheese · 09-04-2010, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

That's messed up dude, we had a 7.4 a few months ago, there was little to no visible damage. I suppose NZ isn't as prepared for such a disaster. Hope everyone is OK.

It's mostly confined to building 70 years+. The newer ones have no damage.

downwardspiral · 09-04-2010, 08:23 AM

I keep reading this thread as "NZ cheesecake"

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 09-04-2010, 06:12 PM

Freebase: the earthquake felt as though the house was being ripped off the ground, like someone was actually shaking it. I was asleep and then it happened so imagine how out of it I was? Everything I owned was falling onto the floor and a mirror leaning against a wall smashed against my heater with glass everywhere, so I couldn't get to the door. On top of that it was dark, incredibly loud and I was on the bed which was moving around! I am still having flashbacks of it and am quite anxious, there has been aftershock after aftershock. There is apparently supposed to be a big aftershock coming in the next 24 hours of magnitude 6.1. I am not looking forward to it.

I am so relieved no one has died, I am uploading photos to post right now so you can see how astonishing it is to be there. My flatmate and I were standing right beside a collapsed building front and an aftershock hit, pretty freaky haha!

Merkaba and Cheese I'm so glad to hear you are okay, sorry about your shed Cheese. Us 3 all live in Christchurch you see, New Zealand is such a small place so it's bound to happen.

Thank you everyone for your concern, I'm still in a state of oblivion right now.

glastonelle · 09-04-2010, 06:16 PM

I heard about it yesterday, when my mum was calling every single person we know in Christchurch to see if they were all fine. Being in Auckland I didnt feel anything, but hope your ok Vanilla

Freebase Dali · 09-04-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

Freebase: the earthquake felt as though the house was being ripped off the ground, like someone was actually shaking it. I was asleep and then it happened so imagine how out of it I was? Everything I owned was falling onto the floor and a mirror leaning against a wall smashed against my heater with glass everywhere, so I couldn't get to the door. On top of that it was dark, incredibly loud and I was on the bed which was moving around! I am still having flashbacks of it and am quite anxious, there has been aftershock after aftershock. There is apparently supposed to be a big aftershock coming in the next 24 hours of magnitude 6.1. I am not looking forward to it.

I am so relieved no one has died, I am uploading photos to post right now so you can see how astonishing it is to be there. My flatmate and I were standing right beside a collapsed building front and an aftershock hit, pretty freaky haha!

Merkaba and Cheese I'm so glad to hear you are okay, sorry about your shed Cheese. Us 3 all live in Christchurch you see, New Zealand is such a small place so it's bound to happen.

Thank you everyone for your concern, I'm still in a state of oblivion right now.

That sounds horrid.
Hope you don't get PTSD from that.

09-04-2010, 03:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Well that's fucked. Glad everyone's ok though...I heard about it on the news and didn't think we actually have some people here who went through it. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

09-04-2010, 08:23 AM	#17 (permalink)
downwardspiral Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 734	I keep reading this thread as "NZ cheesecake" __________________

09-04-2010, 06:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,181	Freebase: the earthquake felt as though the house was being ripped off the ground, like someone was actually shaking it. I was asleep and then it happened so imagine how out of it I was? Everything I owned was falling onto the floor and a mirror leaning against a wall smashed against my heater with glass everywhere, so I couldn't get to the door. On top of that it was dark, incredibly loud and I was on the bed which was moving around! I am still having flashbacks of it and am quite anxious, there has been aftershock after aftershock. There is apparently supposed to be a big aftershock coming in the next 24 hours of magnitude 6.1. I am not looking forward to it. I am so relieved no one has died, I am uploading photos to post right now so you can see how astonishing it is to be there. My flatmate and I were standing right beside a collapsed building front and an aftershock hit, pretty freaky haha! Merkaba and Cheese I'm so glad to hear you are okay, sorry about your shed Cheese. Us 3 all live in Christchurch you see, New Zealand is such a small place so it's bound to happen. Thank you everyone for your concern, I'm still in a state of oblivion right now. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

09-04-2010, 02:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cheese Shadow on the wall Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 823	Christchurch earthquake photos The shed housing my cars is annihilated and my house looks like it's been ransacked

09-04-2010, 03:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
Cheese Shadow on the wall Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 823	The cars are buried by tonnes of brick and masonry

09-04-2010, 06:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
glastonelle lets make a mess, lioness Join Date: May 2010 Location: NZ Posts: 400	I heard about it yesterday, when my mum was calling every single person we know in Christchurch to see if they were all fine. Being in Auckland I didnt feel anything, but hope your ok Vanilla