Earthquakes

So New Zealand exists because of two tectonic plates that are constantly pushing up against each other. This is the reason there are so many earthquakes here. In fact, it's the source of joking around here. 

In Wellington, (the south part of the North Island), there are a lot. But the vast majority of them are too small to even be felt by us here. 

Yesterday there was an earthquake, about a 6 on the Richter Scale, on the south part of the South Island. So I'm okay, considering it was quite far away. 

But in the rare event that there should be an earthquake big enough to cause damage in Wellington, my family will be notified by members of the program I am studying through. So all is well!! And now you have just a little more knowledge about NZ. :)