Waikawa Beach was very lucky indeed this month as while others suffered extreme hardship with Cyclone Gabrielle we got off with an unremarkable rainy, windy day.
On 15 February 2023 though Nature decided to remind us not to be too complacent with a good M6 earthquake. At one point it was ranked as a 6.3, but it seems to have settled at 6.0.
The quake began with an enormous cracking sound, followed moments later by such strong shaking I got out of our house and friends nearby headed for a sturdy doorway in their place.
I’m not aware of any damage.
The quake seems to have been directly offshore, but about 54 Km deep.
