At 12:02 am on Monday the 14th of November, Kaikoura was hit by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. It damaged homes and at least two people died during it. I didn’t feel it, but people all over New Zealand did. A tsunami hit New Zealand’s east coast after the earthquake hit but the tsunami wasn’t serious.  There was lots of aftershocks 5.7, 5.2 and some smaller ones too. People had to get into helicopters and planes to keep safe. Buildings in Wellington had glasses smashing and all sorts of things that had been smashed and shook around. My Grandparents in Wellington were very scared when they felt the big earthquake. For New Zealand this means roads will be shut down buildings will also be shut down. Shops will be closed down and people's homes have been ruined.