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We're all shook up.Aftershocks at 7:45 this morning left us with this:
The epicenter for this aftershock was practically in our backyard, and quite shallow, so even though this only registered as a 5.1 on the Richter scale, it felt much stronger. And it did as much or more damage than the original quake did - including knocking all these bricks off our house. All our picture frames were on the floor again (we haven't bothered putting them back up this time), the mayo jar tipped over in the fridge again. Our dining table moved a few inches, as did our big heavy desk. It's a small miracle that more things aren't broken. We only lost my Mexican 'circle of friends' candle holder; may it rest in peace.
There have been something like 250 aftershocks measuring 3.0 or more since Saturday morning. 250!!! We feel them all day and they wake us at night. We're getting a little batty.
Thankfully, we have our own version of an earthquake survival kit.
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Every night this week, we've treated ourselves to red wine and Whittaker's chocolate. It settles the nerves. Sort of.
By the way, there were 2 more aftershocks in the 10 minutes it took me to write this post.
Yikes! You mentioned that you had a bit more damage with the quake this morning but I didn't imagine this!!! Glad you are all okay. Wine and chocolate are indeed very fine companions. Hope to see you soon!
ReplyDeleteWe are definitely thinking about you guys so much...If you need a get away, hop up to the north island and give us a ring (We have no where to stay, but we would treat you to a nice meal at the very least! haha...) Hope you are hanging in there and that the aftershocks end soon....Sending you our prayers.
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