New Zealand

• Christchurch international airport was unaffected but closed as a precaution.
• Approximately 2000 people were treated for minor injuries.
• The earthquake was a shallow depth of 5km.
• The epicentre was 10km away from Christchurch, the second most populated city in New Zealand.
• 22nd of February 2011.
• 6.3 on the richter scale
• 12 seconds of shaking.
• 95% of electricity restored after 2 weeks.
• Bottled water was provided as water supplies were cut off.
• Water supplies were restored to 70% of households within 1 week.
• Liquefaction produced 400 000 tonnes of silt.
• 10 000 houses would need to be rebuilt.
• High-rise buildings constructed within the last 30 years generally survived the earthquake.
• Suffered from an earthquake the year prior.