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The epicentre was near charing cross just south-east of Darfield. to find out the time size and locayon +depth ot all tremers go to geonet .co.nz

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The epicenter of the earthquake was near Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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What time was christchurch earthquake 2011?

12:51 pm


Name of the center of the earthquake?

The underground centre of an earthquake is the Hypocentre or focus.


What is above the orgin of an earthquake?

the epicentre


Where was the epicentre for the recent earthquake in turkey?

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What is the point inside an earthquake where it begins?

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Where did the New Zealand earthquake happen?

New Zealand sits on a fault line, so earthquakes are relatively frequent. The devastating earthquake in February 2011 affected Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury region at the southern end of the South Island. The epicentre occurred at Lyttelton, a small town on the harbour not far from Christchurch.


How many people were injured in the christchurch earthquake 2011 in christchurch?

there was 6,000 people injured in the Feburary earthquake


What was the last disaster that hit Christchurch NZ called?

2011 Christchurch Earthquake


What effect did the Christchurch earthquake have on the cathedral?

The Christchurch cathedral was toppled over and demolished from the earthquake on Feb 22, 2011. This earthquake did major destruction.


What time did the earthquake happen in christchurch January?

The Christchurch earthquake happened on February 22, 2011 at 12:51 NZDT


What time and date did the Christchurch earthquake 2011 hit?

The recent Christchurch Earthquake hit on 22nd February at 1:24pm


Where in Christchurch was the earthquake?

september 2010: darfield, west of christchurch feburary 2011: lyttelton, suburb in south christchurch


What magnitude was the christchurch earthquake?

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.


What was the size of the Christchurch earthquake 2011?

It was a 6.3 on the Richter scale.


What time was christchurch earthquake 2011?

12:51 pm


What is point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake?

The point is the epicentre of the earthquake.


Where did christchurch earthquake happened in 2011?

The epicenter of the earthquake was near Lyttleton, Canterbury, New Zealand.