Earthquake
2011 Christchurch earthquake
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For the 13 June 2011 aftershock, see June 2011 Christchurch earthquake. February 2011 Christchurch earthquake | ChristChurch Cathedral and the Cathedral Square | Quake epicentre | Date | 22 February 2011 (2011-02-22), 12:51 pm NZDT | Magnitude | 6.3 ML[1] | Depth | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Epicenter | 43°35′00″S 172°42′04″E / 43.5834°S 172.7012°E / -43.5834; 172.7012Coordinates: 43°35′00″S 172°42′04″E / 43.5834°S 172.7012°E / -43.5834; 172.7012 near Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Countries or regions | New Zealand | Max. intensity | MM IX - Violent[2] | Peak acceleration | 1.88g (city); 2.2g (epicentre)[3] | Tsunami | 3.5 m (11 ft) tsunami waves in Tasman Lake, following quake-triggered glacier calving from Tasman Glacier[4][5] | Landslides | Sumner and Redcliffs | Casualties | 185 deaths[6][7]
1500–2000 injuries, 164 serious[8] |
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a powerful natural event that severely damaged New Zealand 's second-largest city, killing 185 people in one of the nation 's deadliest peacetime disasters.
The magnitude 6.3 (ML) earthquake[1] struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand 's South Island at 12:51 pm on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 local time (23:51 21 February UTC).[1][9] The earthquake was centred 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the port town of Lyttelton, and 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the centre of Christchurch, New Zealand 's second-most populous city.[1] It followed nearly six months after the magnitude 7.1 Canterbury earthquake of 4 September 2010, which caused significant damage to Christchurch and the central Canterbury region, but no direct fatalities.
The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, especially in the central city and eastern suburbs, with damage
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"Christchurch earthquake" redirects here. For other uses, see Christchurch earthquake (disambiguation).
For the 13 June 2011 aftershock, see June 2011 Christchurch earthquake. February 2011 Christchurch earthquake | ChristChurch Cathedral and the Cathedral Square | Quake epicentre | Date | 22 February 2011 (2011-02-22), 12:51 pm NZDT | Magnitude | 6.3 ML[1] | Depth | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Epicenter | 43°35′00″S 172°42′04″E / 43.5834°S 172.7012°E / -43.5834; 172.7012Coordinates: 43°35′00″S 172°42′04″E / 43.5834°S 172.7012°E / -43.5834; 172.7012 near Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Countries or regions | New Zealand | Max. intensity | MM IX - Violent[2] | Peak acceleration | 1.88g (city); 2.2g (epicentre)[3] | Tsunami | 3.5 m (11 ft) tsunami waves in Tasman Lake, following quake-triggered glacier calving from Tasman Glacier[4][5] | Landslides | Sumner and Redcliffs | Casualties | 185 deaths[6][7]
1500–2000 injuries, 164 serious[8] |
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a powerful natural event that severely damaged New Zealand 's second-largest city, killing 185 people in one of the nation 's deadliest peacetime disasters.
The magnitude 6.3 (ML) earthquake[1] struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand 's South Island at 12:51 pm on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 local time (23:51 21 February UTC).[1][9] The earthquake was centred 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the port town of Lyttelton, and 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the centre of Christchurch, New Zealand 's second-most populous city.[1] It followed nearly six months after the magnitude 7.1 Canterbury earthquake of 4 September 2010, which caused significant damage to Christchurch and the central Canterbury region, but no direct fatalities.
The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, especially in the central city and eastern suburbs, with damage
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