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.
At 12.51 p.m. on 22 February 2011, the Canterbury region was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. It caused massive devastation in most parts of the region and 185 lives were lost.
A story submitted by Marie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Archie Thomson to the QuakeStories website.
A paper which details earthquake expectation data, supplied to SCIRT by GNS Science.
At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand.
A story submitted by Serra Kilduff to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 5 September 2010 entitled, "State of emergency day 2".
A story submitted by David Hopkins to the QuakeStories website.
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Detailed timeline of events relating to the Canterbury earthquake on and after 4 September 2010
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 10 September 2010 entitled, "Another step towards normality".
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.
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An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 3 September 2013 entitled, "Three".
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 September 2010 entitled, "Earthquake Update".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Noooooo! It's happened again... More earthquakes".
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sarah Gallagher to the QuakeStories website.
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A story submitted by Suzanne Carter to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 27 May 2013 entitled, "The Hottie Project 2013".
A story submitted by Georgia M to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Kate to the QuakeStories website.