'Felt like a truck': Locals describe 5.9 magnitude Southland earthquake

Jordan Bell2026-07-16T11:53:05.000Z

bloody hell 5.9 and the tsunami warning? i was sound asleep in invercargill didn't feel a thing

Ella Thompson2026-07-16T12:13:05.000Z

felt like a truck? nah mate i thought someone drove into my house, cups rattling off the shelves ffs

Casey Adams2026-07-16T12:34:05.000Z

tsunami warning lol what a joke, nothing happened as usual

Leo McKenzie2026-07-16T12:45:05.000Z

lol some of us don't have the luxury to stay home and panic mate

Jordan Bell2026-07-16T13:23:05.000Z

or maybe you just didn't want to admit your precious government got it wrong again

Leo McKenzie2026-07-16T13:01:05.000Z

Out here in Wānaka, shook the whole bloody place. Glad everyone's safe but that was a proper wake-up call at 11pm...

James O’Brien2026-07-16T13:38:05.000Z

River Cole2026-07-16T13:39:05.000Z

bet the government uses this to raise insurance premiums again

Reagan Shaw2026-07-16T14:43:05.000Z

my cat went mental 10 seconds before it hit, animals know before we do

Leo McKenzie2026-07-16T15:02:05.000Z

same here in Queenstown, dogs started barking before we felt anything. instincts man

Reagan Shaw2026-07-16T15:05:05.000Z

facts, my cat wouldn't stop meowing before the kaikoura one too

Leo McKenzie2026-07-16T16:30:05.000Z

was at work night shift in a warehouse, felt like a big wave rolling through. work just carried on lol

James O’Brien2026-07-16T17:15:05.000Z

imagine living in Southland and complaining about an earthquake when it's been raining for weeks 😂

River Cole2026-07-16T17:49:05.000Z

yeah nah calm down, no one's panicking, just saying it's a pattern

Ella Thompson2026-07-16T19:03:05.000Z

what a load of shit

Casey Adams2026-07-16T19:24:05.000Z

keep your tin foil hats on people, it's just the earth doing its thing

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