arthurs pass nz
4.5mg
4km depth
just now
felt them both, 1000km + away!!
good aftershock
could be a big day!!!
you heard it here first if the Alpine fault slips today!
of course i will feel it first haha
but then shortly after, so will many of you!
shes overdue and she wont go below 8 (likely 9+)
thank gods im in the north island!!
Quoting: Dark_Matter Be safe!!
Quoting: Simple27 Yes Be safe DM
1300 people reported feeling this quake
Quoting: AKObserver i felt it and im on another island
its on the main vein so no suprise
nz is the worlds most exposed fault/scar
sadly this could precede to something alot bigger,
there will be many quakes worldwide if she slips.
this is EXACTLY where the Australian plate subducs the indopacific plate (think thats the right way around)
if it ruptures big, both plates will be dancing.
its very, very overdue in terms of a rupture
lots of pacific activity atm.
we might be delt a mega slip event today.
if it does, my city, will be delt a blow as the hikorangi fault will also slip.
when this fault las sliped in 1931, a 7.8mg quake caused 87% of all standing buildings to be leveled and the city destroyed entirely.
it remains nzs most fatal natural event.
i hope to not see it today lol
they tell us this will happen every 100 years