2010 Canterbury earthquake
E216016
The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a powerful 7.1-magnitude quake that struck New Zealand’s South Island near Christchurch, causing widespread damage but no direct fatalities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2010 Canterbury earthquake canonical | 5 |
| Darfield earthquake | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ |
| aftershocks | thousands of aftershocks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2010 Canterbury earthquake
ⓘ
surface form:
Darfield earthquake
|
| casualties | 0 direct fatalities ⓘ |
| category |
2010 earthquakes
ⓘ
Earthquakes in New Zealand ⓘ History of Canterbury, New Zealand ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| damage |
damage to infrastructure and utilities
ⓘ
severe damage in Selwyn District ⓘ widespread structural damage in Christchurch ⓘ |
| date | 2010-09-04 ⓘ |
| depth | 10 km ⓘ |
| economicLoss | billions of New Zealand dollars ⓘ |
| epicenter | near Darfield ⓘ |
| fault | Greendale Fault ⓘ |
| faultType | strike-slip ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | national state of emergency declared ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ground shaking
ⓘ
surface fault rupture ⓘ |
| injuries | dozens of people injured ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ |
| ledTo |
major insurance claims in Canterbury
ⓘ
strengthening of New Zealand building codes ⓘ |
| localDate | 2010-09-04 ⓘ |
| localTime | 04:35 ⓘ |
| location |
Canterbury Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury region
South Island ⓘ near Christchurch ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.1 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | MM VIII ⓘ |
| notableFeature | no direct deaths despite high magnitude ⓘ |
| occurredIn | Canterbury Plains ⓘ |
| plateTectonicSetting | boundary of the Pacific Plate and Australian Plate ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
GNS Science
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Greater Christchurch urban area
ⓘ
surface form:
Christchurch urban area
Selwyn District ⓘ Waimakariri District ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
ⓘ
surface form:
2011 Christchurch earthquake
|
| seismicSequence |
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
ⓘ
surface form:
Canterbury earthquake sequence
|
| timeZone | NZST ⓘ |
| triggered |
ground cracking
ⓘ
liquefaction in Christchurch ⓘ |
| utcDate | 2010-09-03 ⓘ |
| utcTime | 16:35 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kaiapoi
this entity surface form:
Darfield earthquake