Near-source Strong Ground Motions Observed in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

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Research Article| November 01, 2011 Near-source Strong Ground Motions Observed in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake Brendon A. Bradley; Brendon A. Bradley Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch, New Zealand [e-mail] (B A. B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Misko Cubrinovski Misko Cubrinovski Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch, New Zealand [e-mail] (B A. B.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Brendon A. Bradley Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch, New Zealand [e-mail] (B A. B.) Misko Cubrinovski Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch, New Zealand [e-mail] (B A. B.) Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2011 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2011) 82 (6): 853–865. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.6.853 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Brendon A. Bradley, Misko Cubrinovski; Near-source Strong Ground Motions Observed in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters 2011;; 82 (6): 853–865. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.6.853 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search On 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time, a moment magnitude Mw 6.3 earthquake occurred beneath the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, causing an level of damage and human casualties unparalleled in the country's history. Compared to the preceding 4 September 2010 Mw 7.1 Darfield earthquake, which occurred approximately 30 km to the west of Christchurch, the close proximity of the 22 February event led to ground motions of significantly higher amplitude in the densely populated regions of Christchurch. As a result of these significantly larger ground motions, structures in general, and commercial structures in the central... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.