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Ken,
The shaky isles...
One needs to remember most of NZ is just one big fault line. As a kid living
in NZ earthquakes, earthquake drill at school, and tremors were just a part
of everyday life. Not sure if a kiwi would tell if it means anything as it sort
of a bit like living under a flight path you get used to it.
One of the wildest I remember is waking up to my old lady yelling at my
bedroom door "Earthquake! Earthquake!" as my bed slid across the floor
even my marshal guitar amp met me near the closet lol and that was about
12 foot of travel. That one opened up a 10km crack up in the north island.
But I suppose if I have noticed any pattern, the one that seem to happen
to the south of the south island are usually followed buy ones up near
Indonesia, Like the one that created the Tsumuni was preceded by an
8 magnitude quake off NZ. Plus the couple of more recent off shore quakes
up near Indonesia were preceded by one near NZ. I figure it to be as
one side of the plate adjusts near NZ it puts pressure on the other side
in this case near Indonesia. But I'm not an expert it just what I have
noticed.
regards,CS
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