Thread: Time to Abandon Christchurch Tsunami alert

My update from rockin' NZ

The 60 minutes from 12.02am featured quakes as follows (excluding small ones)

7.5, 4, 5.6, 5.1, 4.2, 4.2, 5.6, 5.4, 4.4, 5.2, 6.2, 5.5, 5.5, 5.5, 5.6, 3.4, 4.2, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.0, 4.6, 3.2, 6.2, 4.9, 4.0, 4.8

And continued all night. One as I write this sentence

Just checked, it was 5.1

Can update from GeoNet GeoNet - Quakes

Am in house built on reclaimed land by Wellington airport (some of this area was uplift in 1855 quake, 'red zone' marginally above sea level, and many moved to higher areas overnight.

Emailed friend at 1.46 this morn, "They're easing off, 15 moderate/strong, just 2 severe last 30 minutes according to GeoNet. Calm maybe." not to be have had 7hrs constant quakes. House owner has windchimes in kitchen, the earthquake alert, no need last night as books abandoned their shelves etc.

Hope that's the worst of it over. Just two fatalities as I understand it, overseas news reports i read make it sound far worse