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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005
Even a small quake can be hard to run away. I experience a quake about 15yrs ago we were outside in the paddock when it struck the ground beneath our feet became waves it was like a moving ocean of grass and dirt, wasn't very big and lasted maybe 20-30seconds. It knocked us all off our feet when you tried to move you just fell over again.
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Indeed.
I've felt one or two very small ones. The building seemed to be moving. Then we could still walk or even ran out.
I've felt a far stronger one but there was no vertical movement then just the ground rapidly moving to all kind of directions but vertical as if a giant was playing with the ground. People got scared even just standing and quickly knelt down with hands on the floor until it was all over.
Vertical movements or wavy movements during earthquake are probably the most dangerous force of them all. Buildings are not designed to withstand vertical ground movement
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I'm sorry for those who lost their lives in Christchurch. It was just nature . . . . . and we are still very much vulnerable to its mercy. It probably would be best if the whole town moved to safer spot. Earth core is getting more active. Volcanoes are erupting everywhere so we should expect earthquakes to happen more frequent as the plates move a little bit faster.