What magnitude was the Christchurch earthquake?
What magnitude was the Christchurch earthquake?
6.2 M
2011 Christchurch earthquake
| Damaged Catholic cathedral two months on | |
|---|---|
| Local time | 12:51 p.m. NZDT |
| Magnitude | 6.2 Mw 6.1 Mw |
| Depth | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Epicenter | 43.583°S 172.680°ECoordinates:43.583°S 172.680°E Port Hills near Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
What magnitude was the 2010 Christchurch earthquake?
magnitude 7.1
At 4:35 am on Saturday 4 September 2010, the Canterbury region was rocked by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The earthquake was based near Darfield, about 40 kms west of Christchurch. Many buildings were damaged, but only one person died and few people were injured.
What is the biggest earthquake in New Zealand?
magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake
Historically, New Zealand has experienced many large earthquakes. The biggest NZ earthquake – magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake in 1855. On an international scale, the 1855 earthquake is of major significance in terms of the area affected and the amount of fault movement.
What is the biggest earthquake ever recorded?
great Mw 9.5 earthquake
On May 22, 1960, a great Mw 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred off the coast of southern Chile. This earthquake generated a tsunami that was destructive not only along the coast of Chile.
What is the highest score on the Richter scale?
In theory, the Richter scale has no upper limit, but, in practice, no earthquake has ever been registered on the scale above magnitude 8.6. (That was the Richter magnitude for the Chile earthquake of 1960. The moment magnitude for this event was measured at 9.5.).
How long did the Christchurch earthquake last 2010?
40 seconds
The quake was felt as lasting up to 40 seconds, and was felt widely across the South Island, and in the North Island as far north as New Plymouth. As the epicentre was on land away from the coast, no tsunami occurred.
What caused the 2010 Christchurch earthquake?
The earthquake’s epicentre was located some 25 miles (40 km) west of Christchurch near the town of Darfield, and the focus was located about 6 miles (10 km) beneath the surface. It was caused by right-lateral movement along a previously unknown regional strike-slip fault in the western section of the Canterbury Plains.
Why were there no tsunamis in the 2010 Christchurch earthquake?
Why didn’t the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquakes cause tsunamis? The September 2010, February 2011 and June 2011 earthquakes did not cause tsunamis because they happened on land and did not disrupt the sea floor.
Where in New Zealand does not have earthquakes?
Nowhere in the South Island is quake- free, with the Alpine fault slashing through the west, and minor faults zig- zagging through central Otago, Queenstown, Dunedin and Christchurch. All up, GNS has mapped about 530 fault lines in the country – not including the sneaky little lines, or the offshore plates.
When was the worst earthquake in New Zealand?
At 9:11pm, on 23 January 1855, the southern part of the North Island was struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in New Zealand.
How many people died in the Christchurch earthquake 2011?
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake On Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12.51 p.m. Christchurch was badly damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which killed 185 people and injured several thousand. The earthquake epicentre was near Lyttelton, just 10 kilometres south-east of Christchurch’s central business district.
How much silt was produced in the Christchurch earthquake?
Significant liquefaction affected the eastern suburbs, producing around 400,000 tonnes of silt. The earthquake was felt across the South Island and parts of the lower and central North Island.
Was the New Zealand earthquake an aftershock or a separate event?
New Zealand’s GNS Science has stated that the earthquake was part of the aftershock sequence that has been occurring since the September magnitude-7.1 quake, however a seismologist from Geoscience Australia considers it a separate event given its location on a separate fault system.
What is the CEISMIC Canterbury earthquakes digital archive?
The UC CEISMIC Canterbury Earthquakes Digital Archive programme was established in 2011 by University of Canterbury Professor Paul Millar. It is a project of the Digital Humanities department, with the aim of preserving the knowledge, memories and earthquake experiences of people of the Canterbury region.
