So, the last earthquake which I felt and spoke about on this blog not only was the largest in New Zealand in 78 years, but apparently it also moved New Zealand a foot closer to Australia. According to news reports, it’s a shame this is unlikley to affect the airfare between here and there!
In other news, I am giving myself another Linux crash course this weekend. In order to make use of a redundant PC I have had as a doorstop for ages…
Although I was a little dissappointed by the poor effort, after some investigation I am amazed I felt it at all!! At around 9.20pm last night I felt the walls shaking for a couple of seconds in what felt to me at the time like a modest 3.2 quake in the local area….imagine my surprise to learn it was a 7.8 at the other end of the South Island….blinking miles away!
Reference Number: 3124785
NZST: Wed, Jul 15 2009 9:22 pm
Magnitude: 7.8
Depth: 12 km
Details: 100 km north-west of Tuatapere
Just goes to show doesn’t it!
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