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1 online resource : colour illustrations Website catalogued: 17 Aug. 2017 AnyQuestions is funded by the Ministry of Education, managed by the National Library of New Zealand, and staffed by librarians from right around New Zealand Topics covered: Earthquakes, Canterbury earthquakes, Christchurch earthquakes, Richter scale, damage, aftershocks, magnitude, loss of life, economic impact, environmental impact, Earthquake Commission, fault lines, tectonic plates, Australian plate, Pacific plate, liquefaction, Darfield, earthquake recovery, earthquake stories, NZ disasters, making meaning, statistics. Science: Nature of science, physical world. Social sciences: Continuity and change Contents: Facts and pictures -- Stories and videos -- Science and monitoring -- Maps and data -- Articles -- Books Summary: At 4:35am on 4 September 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch west, in the Canterbury region causing damage to houses and property. Around six months later, at 12:51pm on 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit south-east of Christchurch. Despite being smaller on the Richter Scale, this second earthquake caused widespread damage and loss of lives. There have been thousands of aftershocks in Canterbury since the 2010 earthquake. In this entry we will show you how to find information about the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 Junior secondary (Years 7-10); Senior secondary (Years 11-13) Many answers