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2010 Canterbury Earthquake…

The 2010 Canterbury earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand with a magnitude of 7.1 on 4 September 2010.

The main shock on 4 September caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city.

There were major suffering and deaths reported in this quake.One person died of a heart attack suffered during the quake, although this could not be directly linked to the earthquake.Despite the damage, there were few serious injuries in residential houses. 185* people died and several thousand were injured in the second earthquake .

In the first eighty years of European settlement in Christchurch (1850–1930), four earthquakes caused significant damage.

The last earthquake was based near Darfield, about 40 kms west of Christchurch. Many buildings were damaged. Darfield town is named after the Darfield earthquake one of the strongest measured quakes in the Canterbury plains. The worst damage was suffered by older (mainly pre-1940s) buildings constructed of brick and masonry, and lacking adequate reinforcement.