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Topic # 147037 6-Jun-2014 16:15
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Anyone feel it? Any damage to report? 

I didn't feel a thing in Auckland.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11269091

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  Reply # 1060444 6-Jun-2014 16:16
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It was a bang then a shake, quite cool actually




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  Reply # 1060450 6-Jun-2014 16:30
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http://geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/2014p422047

No damage here (that I know of)(Marton) but being in an older wooden house it was a bit of a rock and roll event

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  Reply # 1060532 6-Jun-2014 19:56
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Central Wellington, I was on the 11th floor and it felt like a reasonable shake.  Strong enough for the three of us in the room to comment to one another about it but didn't last long enough to consider dropping, covering and holding.




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