On Saturday we had an earthquake. My bed was shaking hardout. Luckily our TV didn’t smash. During the earthquake I was puking into a bucket because I got a big shock. My friends came over to our house when the massive earthquake happened. Then we all went in a doorway. Then the powerful earthquake finished. […]

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‘Wobbly Night’- Amber, 7, Weedons School

One night when I was sleeping I woke up screaming and crying. Mum yelled EARTHQUAKE! I jumped out the door! The neighbour came over and Dad was in his undies and the neighbour said, “Go and put some clothes on!” A big shelf had lots of glass things on it and they all fell down […]

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‘Shaky Earthquake’- AJ, 8, Weedons School

On Saturday there was an earthquake at 4.35am and it was a 7.1. When the earthquake started I was holding my bed. Mum got me and we went outside and sat in the car until the after shocks finished. When we finally got back inside after 2 hours in the car I wanted to get […]

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‘The Scary Earthquake’- Caitlin, 7, Weedons School

On Friday night around4.35am there was ahumongous earthquake.It was the first one I hadever been in. When ithappened I jumped out ofbed and ran fast downthe hallway. I could notsee because theearthquake had cut ourpower. It was really,really dark in our house.It felt like it would go onfor ever. We had to stayunder the doorway […]

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The Very Scary Earthquake- Abbie, 7, Weedons School

When the earthquake started, it was very scary. Dad got Charli and Mum got me. Charli was holding on to the covers, so Dad was trying to pull the bunk bed, the mattress and Charli. Mum woke me up and we stood under the doorway for ages and ages. Then Dad needed to go to […]

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I was a little star. I know because my Mum told me. The earthquake was frightening. I heard the sound of bells and the sound of jingling. I soon realised that the bells were my wind chime above my bed and the jingling was the wind chime by the window. I yelled out, “Earthquake,” and […]

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My Playstation has broken because the TV fell off the shelf and it fell on the Playstation and it broke. I feel sad.

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“My family was OK”- Sophie, 6, Darfield Primary

I had a picture and a couple of vases and a panel. They broke. I was sad. There was lots of glass on the floor. I couldn’t get my breakfast straight away. After the earthquake we made sure the rest of our family was OK. It took a long time to clean up the glass. […]

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The Earthquake- Tessa, 5, Darfield Primary

Nothing fell off my room or in my bedroom. My Mum’s and Dad’s TV fell off the shelf of my Mum’s room.

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“I couldn’t sleep”- Max, 5, Darfield Primary

My bed was making a sound when I was in it. I  couldn’t sleep.

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My fluffy cat, Sheashea, got under my hut when the earthquake happened. I am not telling you why. Because she was wild. I was scared when the earthquake happened because I was in a wheel bed. It was sliding backwards and forwards and jumping up really high. I saw Gracie jumping up really high because […]

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’30 seconds’- Mitchell, 6, Darfield Primary

30 seconds—that was how long it was and 8 kilometres deep. My Dad got out of his bed. He thought he was heading to the door but he headed to his bedside cabinet. He bumped into it and then bumped the wall. When it stopped my Mum came in. She was sounding very scared.

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“They are scary”- Danielle, 6, Darfield Primary

I don’t like earthquakes because they are scary.

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In my kitchen was a very big lot of mess. My kitchen was a mess and there was glass everywhere.

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“Mum, this is scary”- Emma, 6, Darfield Primary

Earthquakes are scary and lots of vases fell down and it was very scary. I was screaming. I didn’t know what was happening. I said to Mum, “Mum, this is scary.”

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“Get out of bed”- Shannon, 6, Darfield Primary

When the earthquake started I thought that it was Kobe kicking the bed. Then I heard all of the family shouting, “Get out of bed.” I slipped down the ladder and Dad told me to get down then I crawled to Mum.

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The Earthquake- Emily, 5, Darfield Primary

In my bedroom I had a vase on top of my work table. It didn’t fall over.

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