Quake Rattles Christchurch
Another earthquake has hit Christchurch with reports that power has been lost to parts of the area and of rock slides in
the Sumner area.
People are reporting through social media of televisions and other household good being knocked over
GNS Information about this earthquake:
Reference Number 3497857 [View event in Google Maps] [View Felt Reports in Google Maps]
Universal Time April 16 2011 at 5:49
NZ Standard Time Saturday, April 16 2011 at 5:49 pm
Latitude, Longitude 43.61°S, 172.79°E
Focal Depth 11 km
Richter magnitude 5.3
Region Canterbury
Location • 10 km north-east of Diamond Harbour
• 10 km east of Lyttelton
• 20 km south-east of Christchurch