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The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) [7] struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 [1] [2] at 4:35 am local time on 4 September, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1]
On Saturday 4 September 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch and the central Canterbury region at 4:35 am. Located near Darfield on the Greendale Fault , west of the city at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), it caused widespread damage to the city and minor injuries, but no direct fatalities.
On 4 September 2010, the original brick homestead was left badly damaged, with the second storey partially collapsing. The occupants, Jim and Rev. Louise Deans who were in the second storey at the time of the earthquake, were able to escape without injury. [3] In November 2010, the homestead was demolished. [5]
Source: Wikimedia Commons California, Alaska, even Hawai'i. These are the states that people normally associate with earthquake activity. Until recently, Ohio was most certainly not on that list.
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake, [3] [4] occurred on the Greendale Fault at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010 local time (16:35 3 September UTC). [3] The quake caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city. [5] [6]
Canterbury earthquake can refer to: 1888 North Canterbury earthquake; 1901 Cheviot earthquake that caused building damage in Christchurch. 2010 Canterbury earthquake; 2011 Christchurch earthquake; 2016 KaikÅura earthquake
The Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 was a New Zealand statute designed to assist reconstruction after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. It expired in April 2012. It expired in April 2012.
Following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Priestley was an expert witness before the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure Caused by the Canterbury Earthquakes, and chaired a panel that investigated the collapse of the CTV Building and PGC Building, and damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor and ...