Thanks guys

[Marked 197]

I just wanted to say thank you to those members who were in chat today who unfortunately witnessed me in a bit of a panic...

 

As I have posted before, my area has recently gone throw a few quakes:

http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/topic/7031-going-to-be-busy-for-a-while/page__view__findpost__p__60693

http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/topic/6530-christchurch-earthquake/

 

The point of this topic is not to bring any attention to the quake, its purely a public thank you those guys.

 

I'll sum up what happened real quick. If you've read my previous posts then you know when the major Feb quake came which killed 186 people, I was left stranded at university and was unable to contact my family for 4 hours before i finally got in contact and found my home (i live about 40km from uni). So, i heard about all these trapped people, crushed busses etc. and naturally, was extremely worried about my family members. What happened today was, (as soon as I opened chat) a big quake came. A strong one which (for the first time since our last major quake in feb) caused evacuations, despite being only our 6th equal strongest quake/aftershock. That was ok, speed the heart rate up a bit but its not wholly unexpected and we're used to it, but this one was pretty strong. However just 1 hour and 20 minutes later, a much larger quake struck in the same place but was a very strong quake. Being alone at my house (as it is study week) my family members were again in the city during another very large quake. So the scenario of not knowing if my family were alive or dead was happening all over again, and I was just a wee bit upset about that. All I could do was wait, and the members in chat talked to me and helped me calm down, which i certainly needed at the time. I don't particularly fear quakes, especially when I am in my room (a sleep out that I would most likely survive if it collapsed on me), but when you're family members are at risk like that it can really put a strain on your mental state. Perhaps I was being a bit irrational, considering I know the drill very well and know what magnitudes are capable of what damage. But I couldn't help it at the time.

 

So that's what happened. And the guys in the chat helped me out by keeping me calm and distracted when I needed to be.

 

To to those who were in chat, thank you :) I am very grateful, and you I'm pleased to inform you that all of my family and friends are well and safe.

[Tomo2000 60]

I heard about another quake on the news. Too bad I wasnt on chat... But Im glad to hear everyones ok :alright: And, just for the record, I dont think Mother Nature really likes New Zealand lately :P

[Polraudio 122]

Glad i could help and very glad your family is safe.

 

Is this year the worse you had quakes?

[Marked 197]

@Tomo: haha yeah I think you're right. Though perhaps its just Christchurch city. In terms of mother nature though, I think Australia has us beat. :P

 

@Pol: thank you :) Actually, we did not have quakes before this. They're saying that perhaps the faults that caused them have been dormant for 16,000 years, so that's pretty unlucky its happening now. Before the first in September, I had never experienced an earthquake before and I wasn't even aware it was a quake when the first one came.

[Polraudio 122]

@Pol: thank you :) Actually, we did not have quakes before this. They're saying that perhaps the faults that caused them have been dormant for 16,000 years, so that's pretty unlucky its happening now. Before the first in September, I had never experienced an earthquake before and I wasn't even aware it was a quake when the first one came.

Wow. I hope it goes dormant again soon. Seems like your house is not near it so you might be lucky.

[Marked 197]

That's right, our house is in good condition unlike thousands of people in the city. The only problem is that we all go into the city for work or uni. And since so many people have died, I couldn't help but panic about the safety of my family since my entire family happened to be there. So I really needed to talk to you guys...

 

 

 

EDIT: Now I know that my reaction wasn't too irrational. The quake yesterday has been upgraded to a 6.3 at a depth of 6km, which is identical to the last quake which killed 186 people. This time, 46 people were hurt, no deaths.