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Earthquakes 2010-2011

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Earthquakes before 2010


Contrary to popular belief, Canterbury in general and Christchurch in particular have had their fair share of earthquakes. The Christchurch Cathedral spire was toppled, and even before it was built the Anglicans were warned about the foolishness of building in stone rather than wood. 

Canterbury earthquakes 
of 2010 - 2011
, and Kaikoura earthquake of 2016

General earthquake information websites:
  • November 14, 2016 Kaikoura earthquake
  • September 4th Darfield Fault magnitude 7.1
  • Tera interactive map  of effects of 2010 7.1 quake
  • 2010 Quake - Wikipaedia
  • 2011 Quake - Wikipaedia
  • GNS Science Canterbury Quake page with links
  • CEISMIC is a comprehensive digital archive of video, audio, documents and images related to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. It is led by a consortium of cultural and heritage organizations committed to collecting and preserving quake-related material.
  • Why did the Port Hills Fault rupture?
  • Jenny's story, part 1. My story is typical of what Cantabrians went through on that first dark night. Except we had a large pipe organ to worry about.
  • Jenny's story - part 2. Caring for an organ in a barricaded red zone patrolled by the military

Earthquake damage to organs


Summaries of the status in 2012, and an update from 2014 on the status of pipe organs in Canterbury
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