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    The Christchurch earthquake of 2011 caused significant damage and disruption in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It occurred on February 22nd at 12:51 PM local time just southeast of the Christchurch business district. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake resulted in 185 deaths and over 3,000 injuries. It caused billions in damage due to liquefaction, flooding from burst water mains, and damage to over 100,000 properties and infrastructure. The impacts were both short and long-term, including the cancellation of Rugby World Cup matches, school closures, migration of residents out of the city, and an estimated 50-100 year recovery period for full economic recovery. Responses included international search and rescue efforts, temporary housing and services,

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    The Christchurch earthquake of 2011 caused significant damage and disruption in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It occurred on February 22nd at 12:51 PM local time just southeast of the Christchurch business district. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake resulted in 185 deaths and over 3,000 injuries. It caused billions in damage due to liquefaction, flooding from burst water mains, and damage to over 100,000 properties and infrastructure. The impacts were both short and long-term, including the cancellation of Rugby World Cup matches, school closures, migration of residents out of the city, and an estimated 50-100 year recovery period for full economic recovery. Responses included international search and rescue efforts, temporary housing and services,

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    NZ Case Study

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    The Christchurch earthquake of 2011 caused significant damage and disruption in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It occurred on February 22nd at 12:51 PM local time just southeast of the Christchurch business district. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake resulted in 185 deaths and over 3,000 injuries. It caused billions in damage due to liquefaction, flooding from burst water mains, and damage to over 100,000 properties and infrastructure. The impacts were both short and long-term, including the cancellation of Rugby World Cup matches, school closures, migration of residents out of the city, and an estimated 50-100 year recovery period for full economic recovery. Responses included international search and rescue efforts, temporary housing and services,

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    Example: Characteristics Impacts: socio-economic/ env (ST/ LT + - ) Vulnerability / resilience / Responses ST / LT

    Volc / EQ / tsunami Hazard profile governance (different players?)

    Name: Christchurch eq Speed of onset: socio-economic: Inequalities (education / ST


    Rapid -5 Rugby World Cup matches cancelled housing / health care / income -$6-7 million of international aid
    Location: Region of Canterbury, New Zealand -Schools closed for 2 weeks opps): -Red Cross + others supplied aid workers
    -1/5 of pop’ migrated out of city -buildings weakened from 2010 -Rescue crews from USA, Taiwan,
    Areal extent: -2 large aftershocks less than 4 months after eq Australia and UK
    Date: Tuesday 22 feb 2011 Entire Canterbury -Estimated 50-100 years for full economic recovery ->300 Ausi police officers, flew in 3 days
    Time: 12:51 (23:51) Felt at South -80% of people said their lives changed significantly later to help police to enforce laws and
    Island, lower through a survey order
    Plates: Pacific and Australasian plate (conservative) central North -30,000 people provided with chemical
    Island Geographical factors (pop toilets
    density / isolation
    Duration: /accessibility / urbanisation:
    Developed / emerging / developing 10 seconds -377,900 population LT
    -270/km^2 = pop’ density -10,000 affordable homes
    Magnitude / intensity: 6.2 Mw (moment mag’ -water + sewage pipes restored by
    scale) Frequency: August 2011
    Mercalli intensity scale - IX (violent) -250 large enough -NGO’s support
    Scale: local / regional / national / international / to be felt a year Environmental: -Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
    global 6.7km/4.2m south-east of business district -liquefaction Authority created to rebuild region, had
    -14-15,000 occur -land level changed special powers to change planning laws
    Mega disaster? Yes / no every year -rock falls + regulations
    -landslides
    Primary hazards: Spatial -water based recreational activities halted until Nov 2011
    -185 killed (CC Police) predictability: Physical factors and context:
    -3129 injuries -Had EQ’ in 2010
    -liquefaction (eastern suburbs), produced 400k silt
    -burst water mains, flooding
    -4500 vehicles stranded due to cracked roads
    -100,000 properties damaged
    -$28 billion damage
    Secondary hazards:
    -361 aftershocks
    -power cuts
    -rock falls
    -landslides
    -2200 people lived in temporary housing

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