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on the 22nd of feburary there was an earthquake.
it happened from the tectonic plates rubbing together
The Christchurch earthquake happened on February 22, 2011 at 12:51 NZDT
Everything was pretty much stuffed!
it happened from the tectonic plates rubbing together
24th february, 2011The Christchurch Earthquake happened onSeptember the 4th at 4:35amThe local time was the 3rd of septemberat 16:35pm.
Because it just was and earthquakes can happen anywhere so there Because that's where it happened. If it had hapened in Wellington it would have been called the "Wellington earthquake".
A tsunami is only created when an earthquake or giant land slide occurs under the sea. The Christchurch earthquake happened at an inland site away from the ocean.
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The epicenter of the earthquake was near Lyttleton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
a earthquake happens whaen a plate moves that what happen when we had the christchurch earthquake happened.