[Unofficial] 5.2 Earthquake hits during inspection (Wellington, New Zealand)

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Big Earthquakes were hitting regularly at the middle of the school Holiday. Centered in the Cook Straight near a town called Seddon in the South Island. TOday on the 16th August at 2:31 pm a 6.4 hit. This is one of the after shocks which happened at 5:31 pm and was a 6.0. http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2013p614135
 
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The only way I could see to make this funnier is if you did your solve during the earthquake. (Assuming no one gets hurt)

the thing about that is: you think this could be the big one. Wellington had a 8.5 earthquake in 1855 which raised the land by 8 feet. And then there's Christchurch and their earthquakes. They had a 6 or so about 3 years ago. Then another huge one where 135 or so people died.

I remember in DGM (Digital Media) the class I had during the 6.4 which happened at 2:31 pm and geonet said the Earthquake was 6.9 then 6.2 it move 44km south-east at one point and the depth kept changing.

THe last major one that was about 3 or 4 weeks ago I was in the middle of a 7x7 solve, which a abandoned.
 
The only way I could see to make this funnier is if you did your solve during the earthquake. (Assuming no one gets hurt)

If there's one thing I learnt after living through earthquakes responsibly for destroying my city and killing 180 people in the process, it's that there's nothing funny about living in an earthquake zone :s

the thing about that is: you think this could be the big one.

Ya good luck living with that in the back of your mind constantly for the next few years >.< (And I'm not exaggerating). I feel sorry for my Mum though, only a few weeks ago she moved back to Wellington after living in Christchurch since 2009 XD
 
Ya good luck living with that in the back of your mind constantly for the next few years >.< (And I'm not exaggerating). I feel sorry for my Mum though, only a few weeks ago she moved back to Wellington after living in Christchurch since 2009 XD

At least Wellington isn't a swamp and built to withstand Earthquakes. The though of this could be the be one I find happens when a big one hits. One that geonet says is serve
 
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