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The Christchurch in New Zealand, had an earthquake of a 4.8 magnitude which happened on March 6, 2011 3:43am. This was an aftershock of the last months earthquake, February 22, 2011 which was 6.3.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand on 22.02.11 and has currently killed 165 people.
The earthquake damaged many buildings. The 2011 Christchurch earthquate in New Zealand was a 6.3 magnitude quake.
New Zealand south island at the bottom
The epicenter of the earthquake was near Lyttleton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
New Zealand suffered a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on September 4th 2010
Christchurch and Lyttelton
The 2011 Christchurch lasted about about 40 Seconds.
On September 4 2010 Christchurch New Zealand suffered a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Ken Ring is predicting that on March 20 there will be a magnitude 8 earthquake for the same place. Here's hoping he's wrong!
the movement of the Australian and pacific plates :)
the movement of the Australian and pacific plates :)
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand's South Island at 12:51 pm on 22 February 2011 local time