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The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.0 M w earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST (02:20 UTC).It was centred at a depth of 7 km (4.3 mi), [1] about 5 km (3 mi) south-east of Christchurch, [7] which had previously been devastated by a magnitude 6.2 M W earthquake in February 2011.
The earthquake was the most damaging in a year-long earthquake swarm affecting the Christchurch area. It was followed by a large aftershock on 13 June (which caused considerable additional damage) and a series of large shocks on 23 December 2011.
The Central City Red Zone, also known as the CBD Red Zone, was a public exclusion zone in the Christchurch Central City implemented after the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. After February 2013, it was officially renamed the CBD Rebuild Zone by government agencies, but remained known as the Red Zone. It gradually shrank in size and ...
5 June 1869: Christchurch: Canterbury: 4.7 [32] –5.7 [33] 5 km: 43.55°S: 172.60°E: 1869 Christchurch earthquake: 26 February 1876 Oamaru Otago: 5.8 [34] 12 km 45.20°S 170.90°E Doublet earthquake: damaging in Oamaru & neighbouring settlements 18 July 1876: Palmerston North: Manawatu: 6.8 [35] 50 km: 40.19°S: 175.80°E: Felt strongly in ...
On 13 June 2011 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Christchurch at a depth of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). It was preceded by a magnitude 5.6 [42] tremor, and affected many structures previously damaged by other earthquakes. The earthquake injured a total of 46 people, while many others were evacuated from the city centre. [43]
The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake, being a strong aftershock of the February event, caused further damage to buildings, power outages, liquefaction and rockfalls. One elderly person died after falling in panic, and 46 others were injured, two seriously.
see June 2011 Christchurch earthquake-43.580 172.740 1 6.0 M w (USGS) Centred 13 km NNE of Christchurch, New Zealand, at a depth of 9 km. [17] June 24, 2011 03:09 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States 52.008 -171.859 0 7.2 M w (USGS) Centred 64 km SW of Amukta Island, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 62.6 km. [18] June 29, 2011
June 2011 Christchurch earthquake; 0–9. 185 empty chairs; A. St Andrew's Church, Christchurch; Antonio Hall (house) B. St Barnabas Church, Christchurch;