Autores
A Kaiser, C Holden, J Beavan, D Beetham, R Benites, A Celentano, D Collett, J Cousins, M Cubrinovski, G Dellow, P Denys, E Fielding, B Fry, M Gerstenberger, R Langridge, C Massey, Mahdi Motagh, N Pondard, G McVerry, J Ristau, M Stirling, J Thomas, SR Uma, J Zhao
Fecha de publicación
2012/3/1
Revista
New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics
Volumen
55
Número
1
Páginas
67-90
Editor
Taylor & Francis Group
Descripción
A moment magnitude (Mw) 6.2 earthquake struck beneath the outer suburbs of Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city, on 22 February 2011 local time. The Christchurch earthquake was the deadliest in New Zealand since the 1931 Mw 7.8 Hawkes Bay earthquake and the most expensive in New Zealand's recorded history. The effects of the earthquake on the region's population and infrastructure were severe including 181 fatalities, widespread building damage, liquefaction and landslides. The Christchurch earthquake was an aftershock of the Mw 7.1 Darfield Earthquake of September 2010, occurring towards the eastern edge of the aftershock zone. This was a low recurrence earthquake for New Zealand and occurred on a fault unrecognised prior to the Darfield event. Geodetic and seismological source models show that oblique-reverse slip occurred along a northeast–southwest-striking fault dipping …
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