2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence

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The 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence was a series of powerful and destructive earthquakes in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, centered on and around Christchurch, causing widespread damage, loss of life, and long-term impacts on infrastructure and communities.

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instanceOf earthquake sequence
natural disaster
afters shocksCount thousands of aftershocks
casualties over 180 deaths
cause movement on local faults in Canterbury
country New Zealand
damageType infrastructure damage
land subsidence
liquefaction
widespread building collapse
economicDamage tens of billions of New Zealand dollars
epicenter near Christchurch
hazardType seismic hazard
impact demolition of large parts of Christchurch CBD
long-term displacement of residents
psychological trauma in affected communities
red-zoning of residential land
injuries thousands of people injured
ledTo Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
changes in earthquake insurance policies in New Zealand
major revision of New Zealand building codes
locatedIn Canterbury Region
surface form: Canterbury region

Christchurch, New Zealand
surface form: Christchurch
longTermEffect population shifts within greater Christchurch area
strengthening of critical infrastructure in Canterbury
urban redevelopment of central Christchurch
mainEvent 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake
maximumIntensity IX (Violent)
maximumMagnitude 6.3
notableBuildingCollapse Canterbury Television (CTV) building
Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC) building
notableDamage ChristChurch Cathedral
partOf 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canterbury earthquakes
regionAffected Canterbury Plains
Greater Christchurch urban area
surface form: Christchurch urban area

Kaiapoi
Lyttelton
relatedTo 2010 Canterbury earthquake
Port Hills Fault
responseBy Civil Defence and Emergency Management
New Zealand government
surface form: New Zealand Government

international search and rescue teams
seismicSetting within Pacific–Australian plate boundary zone
significantAftershock 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence self-linksurface differs
surface form: December 2011 Christchurch earthquakes

June 2011 Christchurch earthquake
startTime 2011-02-22
timePeriod 2011

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Kaiapoi, New Zealand wasAffectedBy 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
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Lyttelton affectedBy 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
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2010 Canterbury earthquake relatedEvent 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
this entity surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake seismicSequence 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
this entity surface form: Canterbury earthquake sequence
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence partOf 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Canterbury earthquakes
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence mainEvent 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence significantAftershock 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: December 2011 Christchurch earthquakes
ChristChurch Cathedral significantEvent 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
this entity surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake
ChristChurch Cathedral damagedBy 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence
this entity surface form: 2011 Christchurch earthquake