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.
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 report by Thomas Wilson, Zach Whitman, Matt Cockcroft, Mike Finnemore, Peter Almond, Derrick Moot, et al on various remediation techniques for farms on the Greendale fault scarp. The purpose of the report was to brief the Rural Recovery Group on 20 September 2010.