Earthquake — New Zealand: South Island: Christchurch

Quando

23 de dez. de 2011

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitude

5.8

Onde

New Zealand

Coordenadas

43.49° S, 172.80° E

Injuries

60

Depth km

10

Earthquakes in New Zealand

On 23 December 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck east of Christchurch, New Zealand, at 1.58 pm. Within the next two hours it was followed by magnitude 5.0, 5.4 and 5.9 earthquakes. These earthquakes caused liquefaction and flooding in the eastern suburbs, as well as about 60 injuries and one indirect death due to tripping on ground that had become uneven.

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