What the records say
- When
- 21 Feb 2011
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 43.58° S, 172.68° E
- Deaths
- 185
- Injuries
- 1500
- Damage musd
- 15000
- Houses destroyed
- 100000
- Max water height m
- 3.5
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2011 Christchurch earthquake
February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand
A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time. The Mw 6.2 earthquake struck the Canterbury Region in the South Island, centred 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) south-east of the central business district. It caused widespread damage across Christchurch and killed 185 people, making it New Zealand's fifth-deadliest disaster.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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