The latest on Christchurch's earthquakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A series of ten aftershocks have been ratting Christchurch this morning, with the biggest of five-point-five magnitude being widely felt just over two hours ago.

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Damaged facade? That's the decorative mural of this restaurant located on Manchester Street in Christchurch!

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - No Cruising Zone

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Taken 11 days after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011As the clean up continues. Processed in HDR.

The Magnitude 7.1 Canterbury Earthquake: Implications of living on an acti…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

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.

Building codes minimised quake's injuries, damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.

State of emergency expected to be lifted in Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The state of emergency imposed in Canterbury after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 12 days ago is expected to be lifted today.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (06)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The premises of Simply Catering on the Salisbury Madras Streets corner".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (04)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The premises of Simply Catering on the Salisbury Madras Streets corner".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 17:26:07

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Mayor Bob Parker".

Christchurch Earthquake - Hard-Hat Zone

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (28)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Porritt Park in Avondale/Wainoni where water has been contaminated with sewage".

Town close to first quake epicentre getting back to normal

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It was just a little under an hour and a half ago, two years today, that a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (10)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The old next to the new in Durham Street near Bealey Avenue".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (30)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Porritt Park in Avondale/Wainoni where water has been contaminated with sewage".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (27)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Porritt Park in Avondale/Wainoni where water has been contaminated with sewage".

Porch of house on River Road

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Typical lateral damage to houses caused by the 7.1 magnitude quake in Christchurch at 4.35am on the 4th September 2010.

The Week in Review - week ending 10 September 2010

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A review of the week's news including a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Canterbury and 9 people killed in a plane crash at Fox Glacier

Fairfax Video, December 2011 (6)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of a residential area in Christchurch, recorded in December 2011. The video captures a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, and the liquefaction caused by this tremor.

Earthquake strikes Canterbury region

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Canterbury Monday night. Four thousand people reportedly felt the quake, which was centred 30 kilometres west of Methven. GNS Science seismologist Dr Jonathan Hanson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Christchurch earthquake kills 185

Articles, Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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.

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Nothing wrong with this carpark building; that's just a mural on one of the structural shear walls.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 17:06:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 17:07:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker".

Three years on, Christchurch natural beauty still not restored

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The 6.7 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch three years ago didn't just destroy large amounts of the city's infrastructure, it also had a profound effect on the natural environment.

Strong aftershocks felt in Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

At around 11-30pm there was a cluster of earthquakes - two over magnitude five, including one at 11.40 which registered 5.4, that's equal to the strongest aftershock felt on Saturday afternoon.

Earthquake Commission to seek international help

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's just over three weeks since a magnitude seven-point-one earthquake struck Canterbury, damaging infrastructure and destroying homes and businesses and the Earthquake Commission has already received over 75-thousand claims.

Ground motion simulation validation with explicit uncertainty incorporatio…

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

This study provides an initial examination of source parameter uncertainty in a New Zealand ground motion simulation model, by simulating multiple event realisations with perturbed source parameters. Small magnitude events in Canterbury have been selected for this study due to the small number of source input parameters, the wealth of recorded data, and the lack of appreciable off-fault non-linear effects. Which provides greater opportunity to identify systematic source, path and site effects, required to robustly investigate the causes of uncertainty.

Christchurch Press Image: Lawrence Smith, 2011:02:25 14:43:56

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch recovers after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake at the start of the week causing mass death and destruction across the city".

Christchurch Earthquake - Shag Rock

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Shag Rock, also known as Rapanui Rock, crumbled to a third of its original size after the magnitude 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011

Christchurch Earthquake - Churchills Tavern

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add "feeling".