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In the year to June 2011, the population of Christchurch had fallen by 8,900 people or 2.4% of its population, with a historic annual population growth of 1%. It is estimated that 10,600 people moved away from Christchurch, with the 1,700 people difference to the population loss explained through some people moving to Christchurch. [268]
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At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand.
Although not as powerful as the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010, this earthquake occurred on a shallow fault line that was close to the city, so the shaking was particularly destructive.
The earthquake brought down many buildings damaged the previous September, especially older brick and mortar buildings. Heritage buildings suffered heavy damage, including the Provincial Council Chambers, Lytteltons Timeball Station, the Anglican Christchurch Cathedral and the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. More than half of the build...
The government declared a national state of emergency the day after the quake. Authorities quickly cordoned off Christchurchs central business district. The cordon remained in place in some areas until June 2013. Power companies restored electricity to 75 per cent of the city within three days, but re-establishing water supplies and sewerage system...
The Oi Manawa Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial was opened on 22 February 2017, the sixth anniversary of the earthquake.
Over the months that followed, it was established that more than 180 people had died in the quake; many of them had been killed outright as structures collapsed and debris fell in the streets, crushing cars and buses as well.
Feb 22, 2021 · When the deadly second earthquake struck Christchurch 10 years ago today, among the many things toppled by natural forces were statues of the city's founding father John Robert Godley, colonial politician William Rolleston and imperial hero Robert Falcon Scott.
Sep 4, 2010 · The epicentre of the 22 February earthquake was within 10 km of Christchurch city, but it was felt strongly throughout Canterbury. Geonet, the country’s geological hazard monitoring system, received thousands of ‘felt reports’.
Feb 20, 2021 · The 6.3 magnitude quake hit in the afternoon followed by strong aftershocks, killing 185 people, and causing widespread destruction across the city. Since its establishment between 1864 and 1904, ChristChurch Cathedral has suffered extensive damage in numerous quakes over the years, with the 2011 quake delivering a lethal blow.
Feb 22, 2021 · A 6.3 Magnitude earthquake strikes 5km south-east of Christchurch at a depth of 5km. For many of the 367,000-odd people living in the wider city, the quake hit while they while they were in Lyttelton, Sumner or the Port Hills.
