The Wireless and Stuff article “Hermit of the highway: How a man in the woods survived Kaikōura’s 7.8 earthquake” updates New Zealand hermit Pete, who shrugs off the quake’s effects on his life. Being next to the sea, the tremendous noise spooked him a bit, and the quake’s rockfall cut off road access, ruined Pete’s garden and drinking water site, but spared his hut and solar panels.
URLs: http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/hermit-of-the-highway-how-a-man-in-the-woods-survived-kaikoura-s-7-8-earthquake; http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/87849133/how-pete-kaikouras-man-of-the-woods-survived-the-earthquake