Clouds that reflect to the mood of the people, after the the 7.1 magnitude earthquake happened in Christchurch on 4 September 2010 @ 3.45am. The biggest earthquake Christchurch has ever felt, damaging houses, schools, historical buildings, and shut down the Christchurch central city for 2 weeks!
It hailed the night before the big quake, it could have been a sign something big was about to happen?
When it happened at 3.45am, most people were at sleep, the ground rumbled for about 45 seconds, we thought it was the end of the world, and it felt even more like it when the power went off~ it was completely pitch black! When power was back up at dawn, I turned on the TV to find the extent of the damage around the city caused by it! We were without water for half a day due to a pump failure, at first I thought we have lost our underground water! Luckily I managed to get the pump working again, but it pumped out silty red water for 1 day before running clear. Some 120 domestic wells have been damaged west of Christchurch, so we have been very lucky!
One Lima monkey died in the zoo through the earthquake, when the animal was frightened and tried to escape that it fell into the pond and drowned~ sad… No human lost their lives, it had to be a miracle and we are truly blessed!
ken milsom
10 years ago
Where did those cloud pics come from ? The morning and the rest of the day was infact clear blue sky and warm.We were walking around looking at the damage most of the day.
Joseph Ku
10 years ago
Yes, you are right, these amazing cloud photos were taken about a week after the main quake! this is just a story to reflect the mood of the people in Christchurch.
Artanis
10 years ago
Well, i got pics from 3/9, and they do not look like these you posted…These images of yours, show the Nor’west arch, a frequent fenomenon, of the South island
That’a sunset picture, of the 3rd September
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cZajrEReHAE/TH9uzX5V1NI/AAAAAAAAFhI/pKeSA_vG9ac/s1600/2-9-2010+204.jpg
and that’s a pic of nor’west arch
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/42884391.jpg
Maree
10 years ago
I remember strong brooding clouds on the thursday before the 4th. I looked up and thought to myself ‘that looks like earthquake weather.’ Then I thought ‘what am i talking about, i don’t know what earthquake weather is like!!’ On the fri it was really stormy and hailed and i thought that must have been what the clouds and heat on thurs were about.
Then we ahd a very interesting early Sat am!
i’ve taken notice of the clouds since then and have seen a type of cloud whisping up on the same day or a day before an aftershock.
Have looked into this and there seems to be international recognition that there is some association.
the last few weeks i’ve seen ‘snake’ clouds and the common broken wave clouds, and yesterday even saw cloud lines dropping straight down(over the Rolleston area.
Yet we’ve been earthquake quiet all this time.
am wondering if there’s no relation, even though these clouds are quite different to normal patterns, or if something is going on at a low level and something is to happen in a few weeks time.
i find it interesting to note.
Bree
9 years ago
4.35am too by the way. I don’t remember any hail whatsoever and i was up until 3.45! Was dry outside then and still was after the quake :)