overnight shakes

So we had a couple of good shakes overnight. Woken at 3am by a 4.2 magnitude, heard the roar before I felt the bed and house rattle for a few seconds. Then again at 5am with a 3.7. Luckily Lara didn't wake PHEW!

"The aftershocks follow a weekend of similar-sized quakes, including a 4.4 on Saturday.

Geologists say the aftershocks are expected to gradually decrease in size as the region returns to its normal level of seismicity.

More than 7400 aftershocks have jolted the city since the September 4 quake last year." (stuff.co.nz 18/7/2011)