s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

This last week we have had plenty of earthquakes. This morning we had a rather large one, measuring a 5.5. The earthquake hit just west of Upper Hutt at a depth of 30km . What is weird is that while in downtown Wellington people were getting under desks, here in the Takapu valley it was barely detectable. I was standing outside, working on demolishing the kennel, and there was a slight wobble. I was wondering if it was just a wind gust (of which we have lots today), or an earthquake. The radio let me know it was an earhtquake, as the National Radio staff all felt it quite strongly in the Wellington studio. I was 10km from the epicenter, while Tam down in the CBD was about 30km away. I wonder what twist of geology made the energy of the quake bypass the valley? Do earthquakes have convergence zones?