An old man sat outside; we spoke briefly with him, then my flatmate knocked on the door. A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island last night, causing widespread damage to buildings, although there were few injuries. The initial shaking did not cause me to feel too much panic but as we drove and found roads to be splitting and the bridge across the estuary collapsing it became more alarming. The main quake was felt widely across the South Island, and in the North Island as far north as New Plymouth. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near Christchurch at 4.35 a.m. on Saturday 4 September 2010. Meet the NZHistory.net.nz team, Car crushed during the 4 September earthquake, September 2010 Canterbury (Darfield) earthquake, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/161/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/612/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/527/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/519/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/364/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/78/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/82/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/184/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/129/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/721/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/702/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/144/story/, http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/515/story/, The 2010 Canterbury (Darfield) earthquake. I know we are, but it was nice to be looked after. The Canterbury District Health Board also noted an increase in admissions to cardiac services in the days immediately after the earthquake. They scored significantly lower than the general population on a range of indicators - from mental health and vitality to social functioning and role limitations due to emotional problems. http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/82/story/According to the earthquake drums [seismographs] it lasted about a minute, but it felt much longer! In the South Island, these plates mainly slide past each other horizontally, producing earthquakes along fault lines such as the Alpine fault. This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake 00:03:03 1 Geological … Rebecca, who was living in Aranui, shared this account of her efforts to reach her son: September 4th 2010. It just reopens all the fear that people were just starting to get over. Later analysis shows the magnitude was 7.1, the epicentre 40 km west of Christchurch, near Darfield, and the depth 11 km. One was hit by a falling chimney while the other was seriously injured by broken glass. http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/721/story/. The first tweet about the earthquake is received. We had, oh we had chimneys by the dozens and dozens and dozens. The 2010 Canterbury earthquake, which struck a decade ago on Friday, shocked New Zealand and made headlines around the world. 2, July 2014, p. 7, Janet K. Spittlehouse, Peter R. Joyce, Esther Vierck, Philip J. Schluter and John F. Pearson, ‘Ongoing adverse mental health impact of the earthquake sequence in Christchurch, New Zealand’, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. But they also caused real fear and anxiety – both for people’s own safety and that of their families, friends and neighbours, and for what they might mean for the future of their homes, businesses and community. That’s the beauty of being a volunteer brigade. On Saturday, September 4, 2010, New Zealanders woke to incredible images of upended and broken homes and distraught residents. Research about the effects of the September earthquake on a group of 191 Canterbury residents highlights the psychological impact of the aftershocks: After the main earthquake, accounts of ongoing trepidation related to the aftershocks and concern of another earthquake happening were reported…. 43, no. Mark Darbyshire, who was flatting in Riccarton, was one of many people whose thoughts quickly turned to the elderly and vulnerable: Our first priority was to check on our neighbours, so I donned slippers and a jacket. Desc: The 2010 Canterbury earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at 4:35 am local time on 4 September, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale. As David mentions in his account on QuakeStories, driving out of Southshore posed its own risks: During the September event our house was full as a friend’s wife had recently died and so we were hosting people on the Friday night. The chimneys we took down were the ones that would fall over and go through someone’s roof or fall onto a pathway where there could be people walking, so we had all these sorts of things.http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/515/story/, Following the 4 September 2010 earthquake, Canterbury University student Sam Johnson set up a Facebook page on which he called for volunteers to help with recovery efforts. But I must have then found out it was local.http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/364/story/. The earthquake shook apart some older unreinforced brick and masonry buildings, and many more lost chimneys, either during the earthquake or through subsequent removal because of the risk they posed. A recent post was centred on images of the fault rupture of the September 2010 Canterbury earthquake in New Zealand. The 2010 Canterbury earthquake, which struck a decade ago on Friday, shocked New Zealand and made headlines around the world. A 2012 Reserve Bank report concluded that Canterbury’s economy had proved ‘reasonably resilient to the impact of the earthquakes’, and that ‘the spill over to other regions’ was limited. I know at both ends of the cordon of the main street the local coffee shops and bars made sure we had plenty of food and coffee. A Mw6.2 (ML6.3) earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC, 21 February). 48, no. [7][8] The epicentre of the 4 September earthquake was near Darfield, a small town 40 km west of Christchurch, but it was felt throughout the Canterbury region and beyond. Ground near the Darfield epicentre moved at up to 1.25 times the acceleration due to gravity. 48, no. Do it here. [5], A state of emergency was declared by Civil Defence for Christchurch and the Selwyn District. The 2010 Canterbury (Darfield) earthquake (Te Ara), Canterbury District Health Board, media updates, 4-9 September 2010, Christchurch City Council, media releases, Stan Darling and Jackie Watson, Kaiapoi shakes: interviews with Kaiapoi residents affected by the September 2010 earthquake, Jackie Watson, Christchurch, 2012, pp. I’d told the kids before that it would be all right but the reality was so different. [8] Miles Parker and Daan Steenkamp, ‘The economic impact of the Canterbury earthquake’, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, vol. At 4.35 a.m. on 4 September 2010, the Canterbury region was struck by a large (magnitude 7.1) earthquake. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near Christchurch at 4.35 a.m. on Saturday 4 September 2010. This site is produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at 4:35 a.m. local time on 4 September, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. 756-63, Ian Stuart, Quake: the big Canterbury earthquake of 2010, Harper Collins, Auckland, 2010, The Press, The big quake: Canterbury, September 4, 2010, Random House New Zealand, Auckland, 2010. By the time a devastating 6.3-magnitude earthquake – itself, in seismic terms, an aftershock – struck Christchurch on 22 February 2011, the region had experienced thousands. 1-3. [9], It caused a lot of damage and cut off power and water supply, mainly in the city of Christchurch. As well as damaging properties and the local economy, the earthquake had both physical and psychological effects on Canterbury residents. [12], New Zealand sits on the boundary between the Australian and Pacific plates. A number of Canterbury’s most important heritage buildings were severely damaged by the September 2010 earthquakes. We lost work at the Form gallery in Christchurch, so we thought Kaiapoi isn’t going to recover in a hurry. Initially some Cantabrians worried that they were feeling an even more severe earthquake centred near Wellington – an area known for its seismic activity and where many New Zealanders expected ‘the big one’ to hit. Ambulance, fire and police officers, doctors, nurses and carers, council workers and those responsible for essential services, left their families, neighbours and properties to look after the wider community. English: 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 16:35 3 September UTC. 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