Aftershock 13 June 2011

Christchurch Earthquake 6.3 Aftershock 13 June 2011: the 5.7 quake about 80 minutes earlier was more destructive, breaking some crockery and throwing the big TV onto the floor.

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[lemurkat]

Very sensible response! Looks like you've had a lot of practise sliding under that nice, wide desk.

[dty2dty2]

@lemurkat That's actualy the first time I've had the presence of mind to duck under anything! For most previous big shakes I've either been in bed, or in the garden or out in the boat fishing. The 5.6 about an hour earlier broke my wine glasses and crockery, so I was expecting things to start crashing and smashing during this one.

[Mellue1]

It is still horrible to watch videos like this one. I stayed in ChCh for a couple of weeks and I was in town when the 22 February quake hit the town. You totally can hear it before its about to shake... I just dont get how people can still live in their homes I would be so scared all the time...

[dty2dty2]

@Mellue1 Learned from a recent Japan Doco that the first quake wave is a fast, pressure-wave (P-wave: 6km/s) and you can hear it hitting at 9secs into the vid: it's like a truck bumping into the house - a sharp jolt - and your ears 'feel' it. The second shock-wave (S-wave), is slower (3km/s) and arrives here about 2secs later and does all the violent shaking, followed by wobbling. So you can tell when a big one is coming, from the initial jolt/pressure change.

[JamesBrooooo]

I love the way this shows how we have learnt to hear them coming. Great video, shows exactly what its like. Stay strong Christchurch!

[peeteey]

That was a big one wasn't it? I was in town for all of them today, lots of very calm people and lots of smiles, laughter and people helping others. Good ol' kiwi spirit, love it!

Glad you're ok man!

[LifeFitTraining]

Great response and very real - you get a split second's warning with sound then slam and the response in this video is not typical unfortunately - most dash out of houses and run rather than stay and cover

[lisasawesome11]

It was kinda scary, because about 10 mins before the 5.6, the ppl in my class were all jumping up and down, trying to make the feeling of an earthquake, 10 mins later.......... and then 90 mins later......

[fangorn40]

All these morons running for their door frames in a quake... it takes a Kiwi to show what you should actually do... Duck and Cover...

[abecoulter18]

i was in music works in Colombo st wen it hit i dived under the salesman's desk with him

[slooob23]

Bloody hell!! you can actually clearly see your house move to the left at about 15 sec (watch the curtains) amazing footage!

Was in ChCh for my Nana's funeral a few weeks ago, so sad to see so many iconic buildings that were such a part of my childhood already gone or about to be demolished.

Thanks for posting this mate.

[TheRaGiTe]

@TheGumball123 I agree, there wasn't really a bang it was more just WAMMO I'm HERE and shook like no body's business pretty much vertical like you'd shake a can if you wanted it to burst. Still, as scary as it was.... it was the aftermath that was the frightening part....in terms of actual earthquakes the September one still makes my heart lurch just thinking about the prospect of experiencing that again. But we're likely to at some point in the future damn it stupid alpine fault.

[TheGumball123]

it was badder than it looks

[TheGumball123]

Hey everyone talks about the roar of the 22nd earthquake but i didn't hear one because i was less than 2km from the epicentre so it just went BANG!!!!!!! in fact the earthquake happend and then it banged