It was the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, and within 30 minutes, a 133-foot high tsunami pummeled Japan's northeastern shoreline. Initial effects: The economic heart of Christchurch is shut down. The earthquake occurred along a conservative margin between the Pacific Plate and the … Christchurch earthquakes of 2010–11, series of tremors that occurred within and near the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the Canterbury Plains region from early September 2010 to late December 2011. Christchurch 3. During the March 2011 quarter, the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011 caused significant damage to the city of Christchurch, particularly the central and eastern parts of the city. Impacts ; Mitigation; References; References. The earthquake occurred at 12.51pm on 22nd February 2011. GEOL 105 Natural Hazards, 2013. In late 2010 and in 2011, Canterbury endured a series of major earthquakes.
The resulting tremors caused widespread infrastructure damage, cut electricity … In the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, around three quarters of the Christchurch housing stock was damaged in an area accounting for 8% of the whole New … Another tool is the disaggregation of social losses of deaths from over 2000 fatal earthquakes since 1900 into deaths from various building typologies, nonstructural deaths related to shaking, and secondary effect and indirect effect deaths, as well as the economic losses from the earthquakes, in order to look at the various impacts of major earthquakes (Figure 9.1).

The severest of those events were the earthquake (magnitude from 7.0 to 7.1) that struck on Apart from physical injuries, international literature suggests that psychosocial recovery after a disaster can take five to ten years. People are dislocated, injured, or …

It was the biggest earthquake since 1931. Ground shaking • The ground was violently shaken and caused it to rise by up to 1 metre in places. We contacted Christchurch businesses to provide an estimated ... (2011). The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter Scale and, at 4.99 km deep, was very shallow.
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The economic impact of the Canterbury earthquakes (PDF 1.6 MB) In late 2010 and in 2011, Canterbury endured a series of major earthquakes. Infrastructure is damaged as are buildings and factories. The 22 February 2011 earthquake caused 185 fatalities, injured 3,129 people, and 1,293 were injured in the aftermath.

THE 2011 Christchurch Earthquake and its lessons for mitigation. The earthquake struck the city of Christchurch in New Zealand on 22 February 2011.

A case study of an earthquake in a HIC.. What caused the Christchurch earthquake? Overall, the Canterbury economy has been reasonably resilient to the impact of the earthquakes, and the spillover to other regions in New Zealand has been limited. It is hard to disentangle the effects of the earthquakes from other Christchurch Earthquake Case Study. At the time it was still recovering from the effects of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on 4 September 2010.Though smaller than the first quake, and technically part of its aftershock sequence, the February earthquake was more destructive. This paper discusses the impact of the February 2011 Canterbury earthquakes and examines the adequacy of the normal ... we found that the usual indicators for GDP sufficiently captured the effects of the earthquake. October 2010 At approximately 4:35 am on Saturday 4 September 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, near to the nation’s second largest city, Christchurch. At 12.51 p.m. on 22 February 2011, the Canterbury region was struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake.

At the time it was still recovering from the effects of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on 4 September 2010.Though smaller than the first quake, and technically part of its aftershock sequence, the February earthquake was more destructive. Rescue workers are lowered by crane onto the top of the Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 25, 2011 after the city was hit by a 6.3 earthquake Feb 22. ... WILSON, P.; WILLIAMS, D. Christchurch earthquake: Govt counts economic cost of rebuild. The earthquake near Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 2011 caused $20 billion in losses, said the CEDIM. Liquefaction • When the ground was shaken, the water was brought to the surface and … Impacts of Liquefaction in the 2010-2011 Christchurch Earthquakes People are in shock and are shaken after massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, and the city is still being rocked by aftershocks.

It was technically an aftershock from a larger earthquake in 2010 but the impacts were more severe. The shock and effects of the disaster itself are followed by …