2010 Christchurch NZ Earthquake

Affected City/Cities	Christchurch, Darfield, Burnham, Rolleston, Rakaia, Leeston, Lincoln (NZ), Oxford (NZ), Methven, Woodend (NZ), Amberley (NZ), Oamaru, Pleasant Point, Timaru, Greymouth, Westport (NZ), Hokitika, Lyttelton
Affected State/States	Canterbury Region
Affected Country/Countries	New Zealand
Type	Earthquake
Start date	2010/09/03
Twitter hashtags	#eqnz, #nzquake

GLIDE Number EQ-2010-000175-NZL
The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake (revised down from an initial estimate of 7.4) which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am 4 September 2010 local time (16:35 3 September UTC). It caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch, and two residents were seriously injured. Its epicentre was 40 km west of Christchurch, near the town of Darfield, at a depth of 10 km. Strong aftershocks were reported, including one of magnitude 5.7. The main quake was felt widely across the South Island, and in the North Island as far north as New Plymouth. Wikipedia:2010 Canterbury earthquake
Shake map provided by GDACS and Pacific Disaster Center

Towns affected by earthquake