A couple of nights ago a big 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck around 170km northwest of wellington. We all rushed downstairs wondering what to do. We decided that in case of an earthquake that was near us the safest things to do would be to go under the dining room table or to go outside. Luckily nobody was harmed in Nelson and it was 230km deep so it wasn't nearly as bad as anything that happened in Christchurch, no damage was done apart from the occasional item falling off the shelves in the grocery store. With the big 7.0 nobody even realized that there was an aftershock, it was a measly 4.6 magnitude at the same depth 70km south of Opunake. To find out more visit
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By Andrew