7.8 quake in Kaikoura, NZ - Hope our friends are safe

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I'm already home. Missed Roy. Got some hot springs. And some hikes, mountain biking, and a couple mediocre surfs. You can thank me for that run of waves in CA the past couple weeks.
 

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drone video of earth split from the earthquake in NZ.


Some areas of the sea were forced upward several meters



check the before and after





new exposed reef




 

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r32 said:
drone video of earth split from the earthquake in NZ.


Some areas of the sea were forced upward several meters



check the before and after





new exposed reef

Crazy photos. The 1855 Wairarapa quake lifted a good chunk of the south east coast of the north island about 6 feet. The exposed south coast around wellington is largely unrideable because of exposed reefs... there are a few exceptions :shameonyou: But it'll take a few hundred thousand years for the waves to smooth out some of those reefs. So much potential along there.