Earthquake Information of NZPage created by W. G. HuangCredit EMSCSummary:

MagnitudeMw 7.0RegionSOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

Date time2010-09-03 16:35:45.3 UTCLocation43.29 S ; 172.00 EDepth5 kmDistances58 km NW Christchurch (pop 363,926 ; local time 04:35 2010-09-04) 46 km W Rangiora (pop 12,459 ; local time 04:35 2010-09-04) 15 km W Oxford (pop 1,776 ; local time 04:35 2010-09-04)

Earthquake ParametersTAIWAN9200 km200907150922 M=7.8200902182153 M=7.1200903191817 M=7.9200909291748 M=8.1201009031635 M=7.0Page created by W. G. Huang

A car damaged by rubble from a building following a powerful earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photograph: David Alexander/AP Christchurch Earthquakes DevastationPage created by W. G. Huang

Damage seen on a motorway, north of Christchurch Photograph: Reuters Page created by W. G. Huang

People inspect the earthquake-damaged roadway on the South Brighton Bridge approach into Christchurch Photograph: David Alexander/EPA Page created by W. G. Huang

Cracked up: Taylor Strowger, 10, from Darfield explores earthquake damage to Highfield Road, 30km west of ChristchurchPage created by W. G. Huang

A walking bridge just about remains over the Avon River in Avonside, Christchurch. A severely damaged chimney stands on Kilmarnock Street Page created by W. G. Huang

Rubble-strewn street: Experts said the low number of injuries in the powerful quake reflected the country's strict building codesPage created by W. G. Huang

New ZealandTectonics of the September 3 Christchurch earthquakePage created by W. G. Huang

New Zealand lies along the intersection between the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates Page created by W. G. Huang

The Pacific plate is gradually being pushed beneath the Australian plate, which caused Friday's massive earthquakePage created by W. G. Huang

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first flyover of fault tracePage created by W. G. HuangCredit GSN