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... Himalayas is one of the most tectonically active areas in the world. There are a lot of large earthquakes that have occurred in this area. In last century there have been nearly 160 earthquakes with magnitude greater than 6 in Interferogra this area. This includes seven m from earthquakes with a mag ...
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... The sudden, violent movement at the focus send out seismic waves in all directions. It is these waves that cause the ground to move – and so cause damage. The ground movements are measured using seismometers. The recorded movement is then displayed as a trace on paper (or on a screen) called a seism ...
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... Complete the development table using the CIA World Factbook Using the information from your table describe how developed Haiti is. How might Haiti’s development level impacted upon the death toll? Watch the Haiti’s history video – How is Haiti’s history a contributing factor to the death toll? Watch ...
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... Plenary- Your report on the earthquake Both you and your partner will be given 30 seconds each to explain all the new things you have learned about the earthquake in Nepal. Remember not to interrupt your partner and that when you are speaking, the aim is to talk for the ...
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2011 Christchurch earthquake



The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake occurred on 22 February at 12:51pm local time (23:51 21 February UTC) and registered 6.3 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck the Canterbury Region in New Zealand's South Island and was centred 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the port town of Lyttelton, and 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the centre of Christchurch, at the time New Zealand's second-most populous city. The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, killing 185 people in the nation's second deadliest natural disaster.Christchurch's central city and eastern suburbs were badly affected, with damage to buildings and infrastructure already weakened by the magnitude 7.1 Canterbury earthquake of 4 September 2010 and its aftershocks. Significant liquefaction affected the eastern suburbs, producing around 400,000 tonnes of silt. The earthquake was felt across the South Island and parts of the lower and central North Island. While the initial quake only lasted for approximately 10 seconds, the damage was severe because of the location and shallowness of the earthquake's epicentre in relation to Christchurch and previous quake damage. Subsequent population loss saw the Christchurch main urban area fall behind the Wellington equivalent to decrease from second to third most populous area in New Zealand.
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