Just felt a 7.8 earthquake plus had a small tsunami

[CorporalClegg]

^
Yeah. And unfortunately there aren't a lot of place like that left on Earth.

Finland, as a whole, is a bit like that. There are some very nice place there; if you don't mind the cold, that is.

 

[trampledamage]

^
Yeah. And unfortunately there aren't a lot of place like that left on Earth.

Finland, as a whole, is a bit like that. There are some very nice place there; if you don't mind the cold, that is.

I voluntarily moved to Saskatchewan - I love the cold!

Adds Finland to list of places to visit

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Well, in times of trouble, good neighbours have to pull together. In this case.... literally. By about 30cm:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8162628.stm

A massive earthquake last week has brought New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists say.

The 7.8 magnitude quake in the Tasman Sea has expanded New Zealand's South Island westwards by about 30cm (12in).

Seismologist Ken Gledhill, of GNS Science, said the shift demonstrated the huge force of the tremor.

But correspondents say that with more than 2,250km (1,400 miles) separating the countries, the narrowing will not exactly be visible.

Nor, as the New Zealand media have observed, is it likely to bring cheaper air fares.

My condolences, guys.

 

[M'Sharak]

Good to hear no one was hurt.

At least no people. But what about the animals out there in the wilderness?

Animals are often able to pick up on preliminary tremors undetectable to humans. That won't help them in case of anything really catastrophic, such as a landslide, but they'll generally have enough advance warning to seek safe places. Besides, most injuries/fatalities suffered as a result of earthquakes are directly related to the failure of man-made structures, something which won't be a factor for most animals.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

Aw, man- I was just going to post the link about this.

"Karl Urban commences attack on Helpless Australians-- Carnage Ensues!!"

 

[RJDiogenes]

Good to hear no one was hurt.

At least no people. But what about the animals out there in the wilderness?

Animals are often able to pick up on preliminary tremors undetectable to humans. That won't help them in case of anything really catastrophic, such as a landslide, but they'll generally have enough advance warning to seek safe places. Besides, most injuries/fatalities suffered as a result of earthquakes are directly related to the failure of man-made structures, something which won't be a factor for most animals.

True. Most animals would head for open ground; burrowing animals probably instinctively come up out of the ground. There were probably few injuries in this particular case.

 

[trampledamage]

Well, in times of trouble, good neighbours have to pull together. In this case.... literally. By about 30cm:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8162628.stm

A massive earthquake last week has brought New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists say.

The 7.8 magnitude quake in the Tasman Sea has expanded New Zealand's South Island westwards by about 30cm (12in).

Seismologist Ken Gledhill, of GNS Science, said the shift demonstrated the huge force of the tremor.

But correspondents say that with more than 2,250km (1,400 miles) separating the countries, the narrowing will not exactly be visible.

Nor, as the New Zealand media have observed, is it likely to bring cheaper air fares.

My condolences, guys.

New Zealand Air should do a sale on Australian flights using this as the reason!

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Well, in times of trouble, good neighbours have to pull together. In this case.... literally. By about 30cm:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8162628.stm

A massive earthquake last week has brought New Zealand closer to Australia, scientists say.

The 7.8 magnitude quake in the Tasman Sea has expanded New Zealand's South Island westwards by about 30cm (12in).

Seismologist Ken Gledhill, of GNS Science, said the shift demonstrated the huge force of the tremor.

But correspondents say that with more than 2,250km (1,400 miles) separating the countries, the narrowing will not exactly be visible.

Nor, as the New Zealand media have observed, is it likely to bring cheaper air fares.

My condolences, guys.

New Zealand Air should do a sale on Australian flights using this as the reason!

As if things weren't bad enough for the Kiwis...

 

[scottydog]

Yikes. I was visiting Milford Sound just a few months ago. How from the epicenter was Milford?

 

[Candlelight]

Yikes. I was visiting Milford Sound just a few months ago. How from the epicenter was Milford?

Maybe 50km.