A map showing the location and magnitude of an aftershock 10km east of Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Damage to Fitzgerald Ave after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
Footpath broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Driveway broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Driveway broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Footpath broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Carriageway broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Footpath broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Footpath broken by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
This study investigates the uncertainty of simulated earthquake ground motions for smallmagnitude events (Mw 3.5 – 5) in Canterbury, New Zealand. 148 events were simulated with specified uncertainties in: event magnitude, hypocentre location, focal mechanism, high frequency rupture velocity, Brune stress parameter, the site 30-m time-averaged shear wave velocity (Vs30), anelastic attenuation (Q) and high frequency path duration. In order to capture these uncertainties, 25 realisations for each event were generated using the Graves and Pitarka (2015) hybrid broadband simulation approach. Monte-Carlo realisations were drawn from distributions for each uncertainty, to generate a suite of simulation realisations for each event and site. The fit of the multiple simulation realisations to observations were assessed using linear mixed effects regression to generate the systematic source, path and site effects components across all ground motion intensity measure residuals. Findings show that additional uncertainties are required in each of the three source, path, and site components, however the level of output uncertainty is promising considering the input uncertainties included.
A graph showing the sum of magnitudes over 8-hour periods from 4 to 17 September.
In Christchurch, people have been marking one year on from the deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
Explosives have been shaking Christchurch's QE2 sports centre today to simulate a magnitude 4 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Bracken Street in Avonside".
Edgeware Supervalue Supermarket being demolished after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
Water tank leans after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Water tank leans after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Mansonry fence toppled by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Water tank leans after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Mansonry fence toppled by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Water tank leans after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets
Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
This house along Bealey Ave lost its chimney stack in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This report describes the earthquake hazard in Ashburton district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes earthquake scenarios for a magnitude 7.0-7.3 earthquake on the Mt Hutt-Mt Peel Fault Zone and a magnitude 8 Alpine Fault earthquake. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
This report describes the earthquake hazard in Selwyn district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes earthquake scenarios for a magnitude 7.0-7.3 earthquake on the Porters Pass-Amberley Fault Zone and a magnitude 8 Alpine Fault earthquake. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
This report describes the earthquake hazard in Timaru district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes earthquake scenarios for a magnitude 7.0-7.3 earthquake on the Mt Hutt-Mt Peel Fault Zone and a magnitude 8 Alpine Fault earthquake. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
One white cotton t-shirt with black seismograph-like patterns in the shape of ChristChurch Cathedral. Produced to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury at 4.35am on 4 September 2010. This t-shirt was designed and manufactured by Auckland based t-shirt company Mr Vintage in October 2010 to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude ...