An earthquake occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 22, 2011 at 12:51 pm local time registering 6.3 on the Richter scale. The earthquake was centered 2 km west of Lyttelton and 10 km southeast of Christchurch, damaging buildings and infrastructure already weakened by the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and its aftershocks. A previous earthquake on September 4, 2010 was magnitude 7.1.

1. Christchurch earthquakes
By Mason

2. Information
An earthquake occurred in Christchurch on 22 February
2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time and registered 6.3 on the
Richter scale.The earthquake struck the Canterbury
Region in New Zealand's South Island and was centred 2
kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the port town of Lyttelton, and
10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of the centre of
Christchurch.

3. More information
Christchurch's central city and eastern suburbs were badly affected, with damage
to buildings and infrastructure already weakened by the magnitude 7.1 Canterbury
earthquake of 4 September 2010 and its aftershocks.

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5. quiz
1.Was an earthquake in 2011 22 of february at 12:51
2.was the earthquake struck new zealand southeast
3.were there aftershocks

6. answers
1.Yes
2.yes
3.yes