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Historic Earthquake
February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
21 February 2011 · Christchurch, Lyttelton · New Zealand
On 21 February 2011 at 23:51 UTC, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand (Christchurch, Lyttelton), at a depth of 6 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 122 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 185 people and injured 1,500. 100,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 21 February 2011
- Time
- 23:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Depth
- 6 km
- Deaths
- 185
- Injuries
- 1,500
- Homes Destroyed
- 100,000
- Estimated Damage
- 15.0 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- New Zealand
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 North Canterbury Earthquake · M 7.82 deaths
- 20102010 Canterbury Earthquake · M 7.0
- 19681968 Inangahua Earthquake · M 7.13 deaths
- 19291929 Murchison Earthquake · M 7.517 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth