The Darfield (Canterbury, New Zealand) Mw 7.1 Earthquake of September 2010: A Preliminary Seismological Report

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Research Article| May 01, 2011 The Darfield (Canterbury, New Zealand) Mw 7.1 Earthquake of September 2010: A Preliminary Seismological Report Ken Gledhill; Ken Gledhill GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John Ristau; John Ristau GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martin Reyners; Martin Reyners GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bill Fry; Bill Fry GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Caroline Holden Caroline Holden GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Ken Gledhill GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) John Ristau GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Martin Reyners GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Bill Fry GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) Caroline Holden GNS Science—Te Pu Ao 1 Fairway Drive P.O. Box 30-368 Lower Hutt, New Zealand [e-mail] (K. G.) 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 (3): 378–386. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.3.378 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Ken Gledhill, John Ristau, Martin Reyners, Bill Fry, Caroline Holden; The Darfield (Canterbury, New Zealand) Mw 7.1 Earthquake of September 2010: A Preliminary Seismological Report. Seismological Research Letters 2011;; 82 (3): 378–386. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.82.3.378 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 At 04:35 on Saturday 4 September 2010 local time (16:35 on 3 September UT) a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.1 earthquake struck approximately 10 km southeast of the town of Darfield and within 40 km of New Zealand's second largest city, Christchurch, causing extensive damage in the city and surrounding region. There was no loss of life due to a fortunate combination of strict building codes and the earthquake occurring at 04:35 local time when the streets were largely empty, but about 100 people were injured (two seriously) and many more were made homeless, at least temporarily. Current... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.