Kete Christchurch :Canterbury Earthquakes 2010 2011

Welcome to our basket for collecting material about the Canterbury earthquake on September 4, 2010, the following aftershocks, the Boxing Day event  and the earthquake on the February 22, 2011.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake - centred 40km west of Christchurch and with its epicentre 10km south-east of Darfield - occurred on Saturday 4 September 2010 (NZ time). Widespread damage occured, with disruption to water, power and sewerage services.

February 22, 2011, was a smaller magnitude but because of its epicenter had a much larger impact on Christchurch including loss of life.

This basket has open membership. Register on Kete, and automatically join this basket.

Add your stories, photos, memories of the earthquake and the aftermath.

Material in this basket will be collected for an archive in the Christchurch City Libraries documenting the experiences of our community.

Other ways to share your stories and images.

quakestories.govt.nz

• The September 4th earthquake, for me, was the
• Level 17, Forsyth Barr Building, 22 February 2011
• The story could have been very different
• Two years on I still remember the helplessness
• Searching for our lost colleagues
• I was in the loo in the basement at uni
• Sense of losing trust in the ground under my feet