After Shock

There has been a 6.8 richter scale earthquake in Gisbourne (which is near Rotorua) and we had the after shock here in Wellington just under an hour ago. It was more powerful than the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, was centred 50 kilometres south of Gisborne at a depth of 40 kilometres.

Both sitting here watching TV and talking nonchalantly when all of a sudden we both realise something has happened, the walls cracked, the floors moved and the sofa swayed. Official Geonet report here, and check out the news report here.

We hope everything is OK with the guys in Gisbourne, weird, freaky stuff. It isn't looking good...