A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central New Zealand
 

YIKES!
Quake strikes New Zealand, thousands flee homes as tsunami ...

Bet that knocked a few beers over, hope everyone is OK.....prayers.....

It was a big long shake here in Wellington! No damage to our place but a lot of broken glass and stuff falling off shelves in town.
Biggest threat was a tsunami warning, I suspect bill Douglas spent the night in the car as he is right by the beach.
A couple of fatalities being reported closer to the centre of the quake.
Hope all the South Island members are safe.

Cheers
Reuben

Hi Reuben and Pelicans. Bill Douglas reporting in fit and well. Pleased you are OK Reuben I hope things are OK at Powerhaus too.

Phew. Lots of things fell off shelves and some scaffolding fell over and hit the 911 - but everyone around here is fine. LOL the dogs enjoyed it. Friends on a hill above the beach called and got us +dogs and cats to join them. I had to push really hard against the aquarium to stop it tipping over. Luckily the aftershocks weren't enough to tip the aquarium over while I was sheltering up the hill.

Glad you guys are okay, and I hope my friends on the south island are too.

Me and the missus are flying into Auckland next Monday for a couple of weeks r&r on the north island. I hope mother nature has finished her tantrum. :eek:

Glad you all are okay and here's hoping there aren't any tsunamis coming your way as a result of this. 7.8 is nothing to scoff at! Stay safe!

Well, I'm glad you won the struggle with the aquarium. That could have been nasty.

LOL, thanks for your kind words guys. Things could have been worse.

I'm glad you're OK Bill.

Hmmm... Super Moon! - Earth Quake?

Meanwhile, Lots of reports of smaller earth quakes around the rim.