Lessons from the Destructive Mw 6.3 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake

Research Article| May 01, 2011 Lessons from the Destructive Mw 6.3 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake Martin Reyners Martin Reyners GNS Science m.reyners@gns.cri.nz Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Martin Reyners GNS Science m.reyners@gns.cri.nz Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2011 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2011) 82 (3): 371–372. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.3.371 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Martin Reyners; Lessons from the Destructive Mw 6.3 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2011;; 82 (3): 371–372. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.3.371 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search At 12:51 local time on 22 February 2011 New Zealand's second largest city was struck by a close, shallow Mw 6.3 earthquake. The event caused widespread damage in the city and resulted in about 180 deaths. At the time of this writing parts of the central business district are still cordoned off because of damage to structures (particularly unreinforced masonry). It is estimated that 800 buildings in the central business district will have to be demolished, and that 10,000 of the 140,000 domestic dwellings in the city will suffer the same fate. There has been extensive liquefaction and lateral spreading... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.