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Testimonies shared by eyewitnesses
32 testimonies
Christchurch (New Zealand)
97 km S from epicenter
T0 + 195 min
It was a night mare. I was in bad with my boyfreind.and suddenly the church in the front of my house fall down.i run to the street. And i saw a building collapsing and cars damaged. People were running in the street.+8
Christchurch (New Zealand)
98 km S from epicenter
T0 + 61 min
Felt like five minutes of being on a boat, swaying. I'm sure it was only a minute or so. Hope all the peeps near Hanmer are ok, Aroha Nui x+8
Christchurch (New Zealand)
99 km S from epicenter
T0 + 29 min
One happening now freaking out+3
Blenheim (New Zealand)
154 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 83391 min
Woke up to the bed rolling then it got more violent , noisy. . Went for nearly 2mins. Was a bit hard walking. Items in pantry fell. 0
Nelson (New Zealand)
160 km N from epicenter
T0 + 64 min
Ca a durer en moi 30secondes+2
Kaiteriteri (New Zealand)
184 km N from epicenter
T0 + 9 min
Falling asleep in Kiteriteri. Beds started shaking. Room shook a fair amount. Over roughly 1 minute, shaking diminished. Small aftershocks continue few minutes later. Still feeling aftershocks.+62
Wellington (New Zealand)
214 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 24 min
That woke me out of bed, house was shaking, lasted about 1 minute0
Wellington (New Zealand)
214 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 542 min
Humongous scary shake. And I'm 250km from the centre. Many aftershocks and a scary sleepless night for a lot of kiwis.0
Wellington (New Zealand)
218 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 23783 min
We were sleeping at the time and we're woken by the continuous shaking . It was the longest earthquake I have ever experienced0
Temuka (New Zealand)
220 km SW from epicenter
T0 + 14 min
Sudden start then Long ang rolling was wondering what was coming next ! freaked me out a little bit .+5
Lower Hutt (New Zealand)
225 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 55 min
Long duration - house and bed shaking. Some breakages. After shocks still going on. -1
Lower Hutt (New Zealand)
232 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 15 min
Scary how intense it was here in Lower Hutt+4
Upper Hutt (New Zealand)
252 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 12 min
That went on for ages!+15
Palmerston North (New Zealand)
340 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 128254 min
Horrible difficult to stand worst I've felt in 30 years of life.0
Palmerston North (New Zealand)
343 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 8 min
Long and undulating, felt like being in a boat. +20
Hastings (New Zealand)
469 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 3641 min
It was incredible, i could hardly walk or stand firm, it was dark and it felt like a rolling from side to side, the more i braced the more i felt the earthquake, i was standing bracing my tv from falling, this is the worst and by far the longest earthquake i have ever experienced in my life, absolutely scared the badeegas out of me, Mana from Hastings Nz 14/11/2016 12:02am onwards, kia kaha southland you are all in my thoughts and prayers.0
Napier (New Zealand)
483 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 34 min
Went on for ages. Long rolling motion like being at sea on a boat.0
Napier (New Zealand)
485 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 30 min
The house swayed and my bed shook lasted for a few minutes0
Taupo (New Zealand)
516 km NE from epicenter
T0 + 105 min
Estava dormindo. Acordei com meu marido informando q sentiu um tremor, como se estivesse dentro de um navio.0
Hamilton (New Zealand)
575 km N from epicenter
T0 + 8 min
It was scary-7
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