On Saturday at 4.35 am in the morning a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch. I was lying in bed asleep when a big roar like ten lions roaring loudly woke me up. Suddenly everything started shaking. Then I heard my Mum and Dad running out of their bedroom. Mum came running into my bedroom and […]
On Saturday morning at 4.35 there was an EARTHQUAKE!! Mum ran down the stairs like lightning. Mum shouted to Darren and me. This is what she said “Get under the doorway.” We got under the doorway quickly. I was so scared. The earthquake stopped and I Dad walked down the stairs. We all got our […]
On the 4th of September as I lay in bed on the top bunk I thought I was dreaming because my bed was shaking. I thought I was on a roller coaster. But I could just hear Mum saying, ”Get up Jenna ! It’s an earthquake.” Suddenly I got to my feet and scampered to […]
It was the big night when the earthquake hit Christchurch. At my house the bunk bed was shaking like a dog coming out of the water. Dad yelled, “Get under the bed!!” Dad raced to get Georgie but her door was jammed so Dad booted the door open. “Boy, that had gotta hurt in the […]
I had a friend, Caitlin, over for a sleepover and when the earthquake happened she was saying “Niamh stop jumping on the bed”. Then I heard Mum shout get “out of the bed”. Caitlin said “is that an earthquake?” Mum came and got us, Dad got my little brother Jack. We ran down the stairs […]
The earthquake was scary because my dad ran to get me. We went under the table while the house was shaky. It was very dark and we went outside, I was careful and held onto dads hand.
I was scared in the earthquake. I went under the table with mum and dad. It was all dark and warm. There are no cracks in my house.
In the earthquake it made me feel funny. My dad was with me and we held onto each other. We went outside and I saw big cracks in the road.
The shaking was scary for me. I went under the table with mum and dad.
The earthquake was very scary. I went to my mum and dad’s bed. My dad found the torches for us.
In the weekend there was an earthquake. We went to our neighbours house but we only have a few cracks. I felt safe at my neighbours house.
I hated the earthquake because it shook me out of bed. I felt scared and went to my mum.
I feel out of bed when the earthquake happened and so did my doll. I went under the table and I felt scared. My house is good.
I liked the earthquake because it made me feel safe when I was with my Mum and Dad.
On Saturday morning when the earthquake started we went to the table. It was electrifying with all the shaking. We went to Nana’s house. It looked miserable. My TV broke and was not working. I love my new TV. My feelings were heart breaking.
Before the shock of the earthquake I was still dead to the world. My Mum yelled to go outside. I was feeling scared. My baby was howling. When we were outside we quickly packed our bits and pieces and went to get Dad.
When the earthquake came we scurried downstairs and hid under the table. We were petrified. We had to make sure that the earthquake was gone before we went back to bed but I was still fearful. I went back to sleep later.