Tag Archives: Christchurch

Shaking in Christchurch boosted by seismic lensing?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Even taking into account how close the rupture point of Tuesday’s earthquake was to Christchurch, the intensity of the shaking – and the amount of damage that the city suffered as a consequence – seems to be very high for … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geophysics

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocks Christchurch

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Chris Rowan

[Note: see the bottom of this post for the latest updates and links – last update 26th February]. A few hours ago, Christchurch, the largest city on the South Island of New Zealand, was once again shaken by a large … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, geohazards, society, tectonics

Tectonics of the M7 earthquake near Christchurch, New Zealand

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Chris Rowan

This post was written in response to the Darfield earthquake in September 2010. The most recent seismic activity is discussed here. [Updated 8th September 1200 GMT – see bottom of post. And check out the PodClast discussion of this earthquake, … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, geohazards, tectonics