I just felt my first earthquake in New Zealand and let me tell you it was not fun. I was home alone and the windows upstairs were wide open making a sound like they were going down. It started off as a subtle shake and I thought it was just the wind, windy Wellington right? Nope! It progressively got stronger to the point where I was thinking, "oh shit, this might be a big one." If you know where I live it might make a little more sense as well seeing as how I basically live on a cliff. Good thing for all the education we got on what to do in an earthquake, after just a few seconds I stood in the door frame just in case. Apparently it was a 5.7 on the richter scale and was felt the strongest in Wellington and Blenheim.
I honestly don't understand how people still live in Christchurch. From the looks of it, Christchurch seems like it would have been a great city to live in when you ignored all the rubble. I was only in CHCH for one night so I can't say much but in that time I was visiting there was a minor earthquake, luckily I slept thorugh it. In the last year this seems to be a pretty regular occurrence. I could only imagine how those who experienced the one in February feel anytime they feel a shake. I mean you never know if it's going to be the big one and I just don't know how they cope. Do they go running for safety immediately or are there one's who sit where they are trying to wait it out hoping it's not another big one? My thoughts and wishes go out to everyone there, they are a strong group of people.
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