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Damage from the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010–11 Map of New Zealand's South Island showing the locations and affected areas of the 2010 Darfield earthquake and the 2011 Christchurch aftershock. Colored zones indicate levels of perceived shaking from moderate to violent, centered around Christchurch, Darfield, and surrounding towns. Fault lines, tectonic plate boundaries, and earthquake epicenters are marked, with insets providing earthquake details and a locator map of New Zealand.
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Christchurch earthquake earthquake; Christchurch, New Zealand, 2011
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Damage from the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010–11
A damaged home near Christchurch, close to the epicenter of the earthquake that struck...
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Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquakes of 2010–11
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Christchurch earthquake
A collapsed building in Christchurch, New Zealand, after the earthquake that struck...
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earthquake; Christchurch, New Zealand, 2011
A natural-foods market in Christchurch, New Zealand, that was destroyed in the earthquake...
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