On 22 February 2011, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch shortly before 12:50pm at a shallow depth of four kilometres.
The earthquake struck New Zealand on 22 February 2011 at 12:51 pm. An earthquake has hit Christchurch in New Zealand, killing at least 65 people. The unprecedented attacks on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, in which at least 49 people died and 20 were seriously injured, have left a peaceful nation reeling. A case study of an earthquake in a HIC.. What caused the Christchurch earthquake? It was about 5 km underground. On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Haiti at 16:53 local time. Several aftershocks were reported, some registering at a 5.6 magnitude. "Very strong aftershocks are … The earthquake occurred more than five months after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, but is considered to be an aftershock of the earlier quake. BBC News website readers in Christchurch have been telling their stories.
Time-lapse visualisation of today's earthquakes in Christchurch and Canterbury, New Zealand. It has been five years since a major earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, but thousands of residents are still waiting for their homes to be repaired or rebuilt, writes Michael Ertl. 50 km north-west of Te Anau.
An earthquake-damaged home stands at the edge of a cliff in Christchurch. The earthquake occurred at 12.51pm on 22nd February 2011. Weak earthquake (Yesterday) Wed Dec 18 2019 5:14 AM. The 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 12:51 pm on 22 February 2011 NZT. It was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake and the focus was very shallow at 4.99 kilometres deep. Less than 6 months later, another earthquake struck within a few kilometers of Christchurch city. The earthquake struck on 22 February 2011. (This is 23:51 21 February UTC).
The earthquake's epicentre was 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, the capital. The earthquake epicentre was near Lyttelton, just 10 kilometres south-east of Christchurch’s central business district. The earthquake occurred along a conservative margin between the Pacific Plate and the Australasian Plate. Christchurch earthquake: Radio New Zealand reporter cuts short BBC interview Most watched News videos Shocking moment masked gunmen shoot dead biker gang leader A maximum of 100 earthquakes are displayed. A year after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 180 people and destroyed much of the city of Christchurch, find out how the recovery programme is going.
Weak earthquake (Yesterday) Tue Dec 17 2019 6:49 PM. This was the second major earthquake to hit the city; the previous quake occurred on 4 September 2010 and registered at a 7.1 magnitude.