": why you feel phantom earthquakes1 NEWS New aerial footage shows slips blocking the highway, the changed coastline, a river dammed by a slip and people working on quake-damaged houses. Welcome to the unusual world of 'phantom earthquakes'. But if we add the feeling of "phantom earthquakes" to the tally, that number would be much higher. People experiencing phantom earthquakes feel like the earth even though the earth is perfectly still. According to Nadia Eneden, who works in Wellington's CBD, experiencing phantom quakes has it harder to adjust.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2016 04:14 UTC