Seven point one earthquake The story all began way back when we came back from America. We arrived in Auckland. When we heard that there had been an earthquake in Christchurch we had to stay in Auckland for a night. That night we had a good sleep. For dinner and breakfast there were very nice meals. When we arrived in Christchurch we found a lot of cracks and found a loose brick and we had no water until the plumber came which was not very long. In the seven point one earthquake there were no dead people but some were injured. Many buildings collapsed or were a bit broken. Some places there were big holes in the road. The seven point one earthquake was quite deep. Six point three earthquake It all began when our bible study people had just left. We were just about to tidy up. I was standing right in the middle of the floor when it happened. I stood right there with my hands over my ears until Mum said, “Go in the door way.” So I did. I was only a bit scared until I found out how big it was. When I found out how big it was I did not dare go upstairs. After that there was another earthquake. It was a five point something. My brother was very scared. When we had lunch, we had it under the table. After those earthquakes my Dad came back from work. Cosette was upset because our swimming pool was closed. But Dad said, “Do not be upset because there were deaths in this earthquake.” The people on the radio said, “We think there are about 130 people dead.” After a while my Oma and Opa rang. They wanted to stay at our house because their house was a mess.