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
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