Main Earthquake
What was the earthquake referred as?
Darfield quake
How much aftershocks were there after the main one?
thousands
What kind of movement caused the 2010 earthquake?
Canterbury Plains moving sideways against each other
When was the main earthquake?
September 4th, 2010
When was the worst aftershock?
February 22nd 2011
What tectonic plates were associated with the main earthquake?
Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates
What was the underground focus?
10km
What time was the worst aftershock?
12:51pm
Which area of Christchurch was most harmed by liquefaction during the February aftershock?
The eastern suburbs
What time was the earthquake
4:35am
What was different about this earthquake?
the aftershock was made by a different kind of fault where one side of the fault goes up over the other side at an angle
What kind of fault caused the February 22nd aftershock?
fault where one side of the fault goes up over the other side at an angle
How far west was the earthquake from Christchurch and where was it near?
40km near a town named Darfield
Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates
There was injuries and the buildings crumbled