The earthquake which struck at 4.35 a.m. on a Saturday morning was felt by many people in the South Island and southern North Island. There was considerable damage in central Canterbury, especially in Christchurch, but no loss of life.
The magnitude 7.1 struck at 4:34am on September 4, 2010.
At 4.35 a.m. on 4 September 2010, the Canterbury region was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. It shook Cantabrians, their properties, their land and their lives.
A story submitted by Francis Ganderton to the QuakeStories website.
PDF slides from a presentation given by Dr. Thomas Wilson from the UC Geology department on 29 November 2010. The presentation was delivered at two public lectures, one at Lincoln University and another in Darfield.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 8 February 2013
Page 71 of a Downtown advertising feature in the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 14 October 2010.
Response 71 of 90 to a survey of members carried out by the Canterbury Branch of the TEU following the February 2011 earthquake.
A PDF copy of pages 70-71 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Bandaid Artwork'. Photographs: Heather Hayward (top left), Reuben Woods (top right), Jenna Lynn Brown (bottom left and right)
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