On Saturday 3rd September there was an earthquake that got me out of bed and devastated Christchurch. I woke up because I couldn’t go to sleep. Then about 40 seconds later rumble, rumble, rumble then my mum and dad came rushing into my room and we ran under the table, but we couldn’t really see […]
Saturday morning, 4:35am… BANG CRASH It’ an Earthquake! AHHH!!!!! The lights flickered and the doors slammed, BANG CRASH! ‘ Get in the boys room’ yelled Dad. Shiver, shiver, crash! “What was that?” “ It was an Earthquake”. “Go outside, its much safer, just keep away from the power lines and maybe cracks in the ground. […]
On Saturday 3rd of September 4:35am, there was a 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch. For my say I thought some one was shaking my bed. So I got out of my bed then I felt the floor moving. I saw some silly people on the news that went into the cracks. They could have got their […]
I started to hear something rumbling, shaking! “Oh my god! It’s an earthquake!” I jumped out of bed ran to my door as fast as could. I was in so much shock, I felt like throwing up. I was shaking constantly as well as my house. As soon as the earthquake stopped my family and […]
On Saturday 3rd of September at 4:35am I was in my very first earthquake. When it hit I thought it was a train but it wasn’t, it was an earthquake. My Dad said I was going “Chugga, chugga, choo, choo!” when I was a sleep. WOW! I was embarrassed from head to toe. Me and […]
9:55 pm-Friday night. Me and my friend Sarah walk down the hallway to go to bed. My cousin Denva was already there waiting for us. Very slowly we dozed off to sleep. 11:00 am-Still Friday night. As I sleep I can hear big trains go past my house, I don’t even flinch. 4:35 am- in […]
On Saturday morning the 3rd of September at 4:35am a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch and my family. I woke up, and sat up in my bed, my curtains had been swung open, I looked out my window, and it was all dark, windy and cold. I heard Mum and Dad screaming in the hall […]
On Saturday 3rd September. There was an earthquake. It was 7.1 magnitude. The time was 4.35 to 4.44 it’s very early for me. That how I slept through the massive earthquake. The good thing is that I have been in an earthquake, to me it’s a once in a life time experience. The bad thing […]
Major earthquake All of the sudden my bed was shaking, I said to mum, “Go away I’m awake”. Nobody was there. Three seconds passed, I was so close to screaming. Then mum came in and screamed, “Shianne! Shianne! Get up! Get up!” So I did, we ran to a big door way where we can […]
On the night, it was like any other night. I went to bed, I was texting then fell asleep. Next thing I knew, the door was shaking, my room was shaking, I was shaking! All my stuff was on the floor under my stereo and it’s being held by a plug! I tried to get […]
On Saturday 4 September there was a 7.1 earthquake at 4.35a.m. It felt really weird because everything was shaking, falling, and smashing. My family had to wake me up and drag me to my wardrobe. Then we went to my mum’s wardrobe because my wardrobe is too cramped. When we got there, our animals came […]
I woke up Saturday 4:35 am. I jump out of bed so scared, mum and dad jumped out as well. Is the earthquake real? Mum runs to get Sam. The drawers just missed him. We all stood under the door. I shook like a rattle snakes tail. All I can hear is the crashing of […]
Amazing! A 7.1 earthquake hit Christchurch, freaky as it was, nobody was killed even though it was at 4.35am when everybody was fast asleep. At the epicenter, Darfield brick houses were destroyed and not liveable. Near the town centre our famous brick buildings like old pubs and churches have been condemned and are unsafe. There […]
The shaking started at 4:35am on Saturday morning. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake woke most of Canterbury. In town, buildings had tumbled to the ground. I was so petrified because I didn’t know what was happening. I dashed out of my room and headed for mum and dads room. I got to the door frame with […]
On a blustery night I heard a roar and my glass fell down. I thought it was a tornado my wall snapped in half. Dad said “It’s an earthquake.” We rushed to the strong table. Mum shouted, “Rio Rio!” I said to mum, “Rio is at her friends” but Mum did not listen. Dad was […]
I was awaken up by the earthquake and my Mum was struggling to get down the stairs, then she got down to check on me & my sister. I went back to sleep after a while. When I woke up the next morning there was a series of sudden aftershocks and they shook the house, the […]
When the EARTHQUAKE happened I didn’t know what it was, because I just thought it was my head spinning around. Then when I knew what it was, I didn’t mind a thing so I just kept on sleeping.