[26] The peak ground acceleration (PGA) measured was 1.26g (12.36 m/s2), recorded near Darfield. The central city's iconic Christchurch Press building also survived with only minor damage. The earthquake also caused the Dunedin Town Hall clock and the University of Otago clocktower to stop working in Dunedin, some 350 km away from the quake epicentre. Power was cut to around 54,000 homes, with further damage, casualties, and liquefaction in already weakened areas. The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, especially in the central city and eastern suburbs. The building had a Category One Historic Places trust classification, but was deemed unsafe and was one of just two historic CBD buildings the City Council initially proposed for immediate demolition. The event caused significant damage but no loss of lives. Current estimates stand at USD 21.5 billion for the February 2011 event, or USD 31.6 billion if the 7.0 M September 2010 and 6.0 M June 2011 earthquakes are also factored in. [15], In many towns outside Christchurch, the electrical grid was disrupted, with it taking an estimated two days to fully restore power to those affected. Daniel Friedman Page top and shown here: the Cathedral Church of Christ, damaged by the 4 September 2010 quake, but not severely, had been reinforced in an effort to stabilize the structure pending further repairs. The New Zealand Army deployed personnel upon the request of the Christchurch mayor. [26] The earthquake epicentre was located about 80–90 km (50–56 mi) to the south and east of the current surface expression of the Australia–Pacific plate boundary through the island (the Alpine and Hope Faults). It was centred 11 km beneath the rural town of Darfield, on the Greendale fault, which was previously unidentified.Christchurch City lies 40 km east of Darfield, and was home to a population of approximately 370,000 at the time of the earthquake. [137] The Queen asked the Prime Minister to send her good wishes to the people affected by and helping recover from the quake. There's a stark reminder today of the scale of the Christchurch rebuild as the city marks the fourth anniversary of the destructive earthquake that killed 185 people. [153], Category One Historic Places trust classification, Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act, UC CEISMIC Canterbury Earthquakes Digital Archive, "New Zealand earthquake report – Sep 4, 2010 at 04:35 (NZST)", "Magnitude 7.0 – South Island of New Zealand: Details", "Strong earthquake rocks New Zealand's South Island", "Weather the next threat after earthquake", "Why so few casualties in Canterbury quake? [11], Insurance claims totalled between NZ$2.75 and $3.5 billion,[20] although it is unclear how much cost can be attributed to each of the earthquake events in the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence. The mayor warned of significant penalties for demolishing buildings without consent, and launched a fund to help repair historic buildings damaged by the quake. Power to up to 75 percent of the city was disrupted. [14], The National Crisis Management Centre in the basement of the Beehive in Wellington was activated, and Civil Defence declared a state of emergency for Christchurch, the Selwyn District, and the Waimakariri District, while Selwyn District, Waimakariri and Timaru activated their emergency operation centres. About 100,000 of the 160,000 homes in the Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri areas had sustained some damage, he added. The estimated cost of those is just under $2 billion. Sources: – AIR news alert, Feb. 23, 2011 – EQECAT CatWatch, Feb. 23, 2011 22 February 2011 aftershock caused a large number of deaths and casualties, along with significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. Many more heart attacks than usual were reported in the days following the quake. Most of the damage was in the area surrounding the epicentre, including the city of Christchurch, New Zealand's second-largest urban area with a population of 386,000. [51] Damage from liquefaction may have been worsened by the high water table from a wet winter. Previously we have looked at charts for major earthquakes in relation to the aspects involving trans-Neptunian planets, especially Sedna and Eris. This was particularly the case in the riverside areas of Avonside, Dallington, Burwood, Avondale, and Kaiapoi, and in river delta areas near Bexley, Brooklands, Spencerville, Pines Beach, and Kairaki, with other areas being affected to a substantially lesser degree or not at all. [71] A record number of babies for a Saturday were born at Christchurch Women's Hospital in the twenty-four hours after the quake,[72] with the first baby arriving six minutes after the initial shock. The insurance companies themselves had limited or no exposure, having offloaded most of their risk to reinsurance companies. An early Treasury estimate of the cost of the earthquake was $4 billion. [109] Others, such as the city's International Antarctic Centre and Christchurch Art Gallery, the latter of which served as the Civil Defence Headquarters during the earthquake aftermath,[93] suffered little or no damage and were able to be used immediately. Heritage New Zealand board member Anna Crighton said the earthquake had been "unbelievably destructive." [65], Christchurch International Airport was closed following the earthquake and flights in and out of it cancelled. [76] A curfew was put in place from 7 pm to 7 am for parts of the central business district. Case Study Report: 2010 Canterbury and 2011 Christchurch Earthquakes – Demolition and Disaster Waste Management April 2012 Charlotte Brown Mark Milke Executive Summary On 4 September 2010, the Canterbury region of New Zealand was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The analysis especially compared the Canterbury quake with the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which also occurred in similar proximity to an urban area, also occurred at shallow depth under the surface, and was of very similar strength. [135] There were a large number of police and engineers present in the disaster areas. But by April 2013, the total estimated cost had ballooned to $40 billion. [76] Eighty police officers from Auckland were dispatched to Christchurch to assist with general duties there. The Greendale Fault A fault rupture occurred along a previously unknown fault line, which was named the Greendale Fault. [87] The Main South Line, linking Christchurch with Dunedin, was given the all-clear and reopened, albeit with a 40 km/h speed restriction north of Ashburton,[86] just after 6 pm to allow emergency aid, including 300,000 litres (70,000 imp gal; 80,000 US gal) of drinking water, to be railed into Christchurch. [88] By the afternoon of Monday 6 September, the entire South Island rail network had reopened with the exception of the Main North Line between Rangiora and Addington. [22], Modelling conducted for the New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) in 1991 found that earthquakes with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (significant property damage, loss of life possible) could recur on average in the Christchurch area every 55 years. [1] A foreshock of roughly magnitude 5.8 hit five seconds before the main quake,[15] and strong aftershocks were reported,[6][16] up to magnitude 5.4. A tremor of 5.7 was followed by a 6.3 tremor just over an hour later, with a depth of 6 km, located 10 km east of the city. [111] Several other Christchurch area churches also suffered serious damage, including St. Mary's Anglican church in Merivale, St. John's Anglican church in Latimer Square, and the Rugby Street Methodist church. In residential areas, 7,400 properties were red-zoned and sold to the Crown. The 4 September 2010 earthquake happened at night, and caused no loss of life. The earthquake that brought death and destruction to Christchurch on Tuesday was almost certainly an aftershock of a larger quake that rocked New Zealand on 3 September last year. [85] As a precaution, state rail operator KiwiRail shut down the entire South Island rail network after the earthquake, halting some 15 trains. The quake was felt as lasting up to 40 seconds,[10] and was felt widely across the South Island, and in the North Island as far north as New Plymouth. [125] This was ascribed to the fact that the quake happened in the early hours of a Saturday morning, when most people were asleep[13] in timber framed homes, and "...there would almost certainly have been many deaths and serious injuries had it happened during a busy time of the day...". [18] As the epicentre was on land away from the coast, no tsunami occurred. Social effects of the Christchurch earthquake •185 people died from the earthquake, making this New Zealand's second deadliest disaster. The Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, constructed 1881–1882, was extensively damaged. Unlike the many tens of thousands of deaths in Haiti (with some estimates placing the death toll at one in ten or higher), no deaths directly attributable to the earthquake were reported in New Zealand. [104] The port town of Lyttelton's most notable building, the 1876 Timeball station, was also affected by the earthquake, though strengthening work completed in 2005 may have saved it from further damage. 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Up to 100,000 buildings were damaged and about 10,000 buildings needed to be demolished. The historic homesteads of Hororata and Homebush inland from Christchurch were both extensively damaged, as were Ohinetahi homestead and Godley House on Banks Peninsula. Seven years on, Deloitte has calculated how much the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes will cost the city council. [4] GNS scientists considered this an "extremely rare seismic recording made near a fault rupture". Usually the heart unit at Christchurch Hospital handles two to three heart attacks a day, but the rate had risen to eight to ten a day since the earthquake. Cost of the event. There was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand today, September 4 2010, causing widespread damage, the government has declared a state of emergency. A pinnacle on the tower of St Mary's Anglican Church tower fell to the ground, and the recently restored tower itself sustained "significant cracking". Residents were warned to boil tap water before using it for brushing teeth, drinking, and washing or cooking food. [27] [61] Damage to buried pipes may have allowed sewage to contaminate the residential water supply. It divides the quake-affected areas into three zones, and outlines the remediation plans for these areas. According to a local engineer, the most severely damaged engineered building in Christchurch may have been a parking structure at the Christchurch Women’s Hospital (Figure 6). 6.3 magnitude (M) earthquake so devastating? [30] Another projection of the cost covered by insurance (including EQC) was lower at $2.1 billion to $3.5 billion, but would still rank the quake as the world's fifth most costly to insurers. Some economists have estimated it will take the New Zealand economy 50 to 100 years to completely recover. The St John Ambulance service had sixteen ambulances operational within half an hour of the earthquake and received almost 700 calls within the first 6 hours.[133]. During the first 30-second jolt, family members and flatmates called out to each other and parents stumbled out of beds and down hallways to get to their children. Christchurch quake cost rises $10b to $40b. At 4.55pm the city was hit by its biggest aftershock - … The Greendale Fault A fault rupture occurred along a previously unknown faultline, which … [101] That decision was reversed hours later when the building's owner proposed to dismantle the building over several weeks. One person died of a heart attack suffered during the quake, but doctors could not determine whether the quake was the cause.[6][11]. In the central city alone, more than 1,000 buildings have been demolished. The Act permits Government ministers to suspend almost any New Zealand law and attracted criticism from New Zealand and international academics specialising in constitutional law, who claim that it lacks constitutional safeguards and has set a dangerous precedent for future natural disasters. Christchurch City lies 40 km east of Darfield, and was home to a population of approximately 370,000 at the time of the earthquake. The alleged offenders subsequently appeared in Court on burglary and theft charges in connection with the looting. [26] Though removed from the plate boundary itself, the earthquake likely reflects right-lateral motion on one of a number of regional faults related to the overall relative motion of these plates and may be related to the overall southern propagation of the Marlborough Fault System in recent geologic time. [57], Reports of the quake's intensity in Christchurch generally ranged from IV to VIII (moderate to severe) on the modified Mercalli scale. [129] By contrast, Haiti's much lower standard codes were poorly enforced and many buildings were made of hand-made non-reinforced concrete, which is extremely vulnerable to seismic damage. This comprises 6 damaging earthquakes, on 4 September and 26 December 2010, February 22, June 6 and two on June 13, 2011. [73] This was at least in part due to outlying birthing centres being closed,[74] pending structural checks, forcing more mothers to deliver at hospitals than was generally the case. What you need to know straight to your inbox, You're all set to receive the Morning Briefing, NZ Rugby and players association's 'relationship is broken' over Silver Lake standoff: Sir John Kirwan, Feral dogs roaming the Far North prompt track closures, warnings, Full details: The traffic light system managing trans-Tasman travel when bubble opens up, Seventeen new Covid-19 cases found at NZ's border, ahead of travel bubble announcement, 'World-leading' trans-Tasman travel bubble 'the start of new chapter,' Jacinda Ardern says, Health leader 'baffled' why cervical HPV self-test not funded by Government, Jacinda Ardern names the date when two-way trans-Tasman bubble will open. That quake caused significant damage to Christchurch and the central Canterbury region, but no direct fatalities. Police emphasised this was only an isolated incident. [79] Some 22 commercial properties were deemed unsafe. [24] However, the 2010 quake ruptured the ground surface on a previously unknown fault and involved slip on up to seven individual faults.[25]. [149], Under the National-led Government the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act was drafted and passed to assist reconstruction. It was centred 40 km west of Christchurch, near the town of Darfield, at a depth of 10 km. Most Cantabrians were at home and asleep when the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the region before dawn on Saturday 4 September 2010. The New Zealand Army was deployed to the worst affected areas in Canterbury. 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In the past four years, 240 new buildings have either been built or are under construction. without any carriages or wagons) came to a stop just 30 metres short of a major buckle in the line. It was 4.35 a.m. when they were awakened abruptly. [93], In Oamaru, 225 kilometres southwest of Christchurch, the earthquake caused part of a chimney on the St Kevin's College principal's residence to fall through the house, and caused the clock atop the Waitaki District Council building to stop at 4:36 am. The total estimated damage bill was up to $40 billion, making it the fifth-biggest insurance event in the world since 1953. So, I thought it would be worthwhile going through the economic ramifications of the earthquake from the immediate effects to long term: Initial effects: The economic heart of Christchurch is shut down. [117] The Government allocated NZ$10 million towards restoration of such buildings a few days later. [140] On 7 September, John Key appointed Cabinet Minister, Leader of the House and MP for the Christchurch electorate of Ilam Gerry Brownlee as the Minister for Earthquake Recovery to oversee the response to the earthquake. [6][10] Two residents were seriously injured, one by a collapsing chimney and a second by flying glass. Christchurch is still being rocked by aftershocks 15 hours after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake which caused widespread damage. The estimated cost of those is just under $2 billion. [53], The September 2010 earthquake caused two Christchurch residents to be seriously injured, one by a falling chimney and a second by flying glass, and led to many with less serious injuries. [130] Ground shaking in populated areas of Canterbury was also generally less strong than for the Haiti quake. [28] Many caused further damage to buildings in the Christchurch central business district, and some were felt as far away as 300 km to the south in Dunedin.[29][30][31][32]. The historic proscenium undamaged. but this article is about how the city is faring 5 years in.Well, 4 years, as it has now been a year since I visited. At that point it was already predicted to be by far New Zealand's costliest natural disaster, and the third-costliest earthquake worldwide. In the first 80 years of the city's history, four large earthquakes significantly damaged the growing settlement, one seriously. Causes of Christchurch earthquake: The location of the Christchurch earthquake is 10 km west of Christchurch. [55], For a comparison, the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake cost NZ£7 million,[56] equal to approximately $650 million in 2010 dollars. This has caused problems for the gravity-fed sewer system, which may need to be completely rebuilt in some areas. The structure of the University of Canterbury's buildings survived the earthquake, but its museum collection of Greek and Roman artefacts (the Logie Memorial Collection) was significantly damaged. "I was awe-struck by the power of the earthquake and the damage … The slip was partially cleared by 4 pm to allow a single lane of traffic through the site. [119], Liquefaction can also cause buried pipes to float up to the surface. Many of Christchurch's major landmarks survived intact, including the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings, the Anglican cathedral, and Christ's College. [12][13], The earthquake's epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Christchurch, close to the town of Darfield. [23], Geologists have recognised about 100 faults and fault segments in the region, some as close as 20 km to central Christchurch. [98] In the later Christchurch earthquake in February 2011 the building was severely damaged, and it is planned by Heritage New Zealand for it to be dismantled, with the possibility of reconstruction. The EQC payout is limited to the first $100,000 plus GST of any individual claim, with any amount above that covered by the insurance company holding the policy. The rebuild team calculates it's only 65% through the work. The power of the magnitude 6.3 quake that struck at 12.51pm on Tuesday February 22, 2011 was massive - so too the scale of the rebuild required. The EQC has reinsurance of $2.5 billion with a $1.5 billion excess, so its exposure is the first $1.5 billion and any amount after the first $4 billion. [125] These led to formal standards after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake,[127][128] which have since been progressively updated. Dave and Deb visited Christchurch just days after the earthquake, and you can read about that their experience with Aftershocks in Christchurch here. Building damage to the central city and eastern suburbs of Christchurch. Some damaging aftershocks followed the main event, the strongest of which was a magnitude 6.3 shock known as the Christchurch earthquakethat occurred nearly six months later on 22 February 2011. The main quake occurred as a result of strike-slip faulting within the crust of the Pacific plate, near the eastern foothills of the Southern Alps at the western edge of the Canterbury Plains. Following the earthquake, I got on one of the first flights to Christchurch to assist with the post-earthquake emergency damage assessment of buildings. It reopened at 1:30 pm, following inspection of the terminals and main runway. [19], A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules plane brought 42 urban search and rescue personnel and three sniffer dogs from the North Island to Christchurch the day of the quake,[134] to help check for people buried in the rubble and determine which buildings are safe to use. [70] Earthquake 1994 United States: $45.7: $53.3 (2021) 815 2011 Thailand floods: Flood 2011 … [152], A benefit concert, Band Together, was held on 23 October 2010 at Hagley Park. To date, the combined events have cost private insurers more than NZ$21 billion. •Rebuilding work will cost insurers an estimated NZ$20-30 billion making it New Zealand's costliest disaster ever. The Christchurch rebuild is forecast to start in earnest during the second half of 2012, continuing through to at least 2016. [58] Sewers were damaged,[citation needed] and water lines were broken. [120], While the problem had long been well understood by planners,[121][122][123] it is not clear that the public understood it as well, or that it widely influenced development, buying or building decisions. [86], Major bridges on state highways and the Lyttelton road tunnel were inspected by the NZ Transport Agency, and found to be in structurally sound condition. 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