The Pakistan cricket side fled their separate hotel rooms as Monday morning's quake struck, opting to sleep in the team room as a group.
The second-ranked Test side in the world have had a disjointed first week in New Zealand, with the scheduled practice match against New Zealand A abandoned without a ball being bowled and then Monday morning's earthquake causing some of the players to abandon their hotel rooms for the safety of the team room.
"It was about midnight and everything started shaking and we were on the sixth and seventh floor of the hotel - so yeah, it was pretty scary," said coach Mickey Arthur.
"The boys raced downstairs, and most of the guys actually slept down in the team room as they were too scared to go back to their rooms.
"An earthquake and a tsunami warning - it's all happened for us, you've really turned it in for us here in New Zealand."
Arthur believes his players will put the last week behind them when they finally get out on the training paddock tomorrow in Christchurch - weather permitting.
"They will put it behind them soon as they get out on the training ground tomorrow.
"Hopefully we get some good weather and we can really put in a good session tomorrow and get ready for the first Test."
The Pakistan side head into the series with the Blackcaps with huge confidence off the back of a Test series win in England, and Arthur says the players have really embraced the challenge of achieving better results out of the subcontinent.
"The guys have played well. They really know their roles and operate really well within their boundaries. I've been really impressed with the way they go about it."
Arthur doesn't read too much into the home side's struggles in India as all teams struggle there, and he said the Blackcaps are a dangerous side on home soil.
The first Test is scheduled to begin on Thursday morning at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
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