University of Calgary / University of Canterbury / Port Hills Fault / Lyttelton Harbour / National Institute of Water / University of California / /
Holiday
Boxing Day / /
IndustryTerm
equivalent energy release / /
NaturalFeature
Alps / West Coast / Banks Peninsula / New Brighton Beach / Pegasus Bay / South Island / East Coast / North Island / /
Organization
Canterbury Regional Council / University of California / National Institute of Water / National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research / Department of Earth Science / Atmospheric Research / Freemasonry / University of Canterbury / Royal Commission / University of Calgary in Canada / /
Person
Brendon Bradley / Jarg Pettinga / Norman Abrahamson / Ralph J Archuleta / /
Position
Professor / Professor of Civil Engineering / representative / Porter / Professor of Seismology / /
ProvinceOrState
California / /
PublishedMedium
Atmospheric Research / /
Region
southern New Zealand / Southern Alps / East Coast / northern New Zealand / Pacific Rim / west coast / /
Section 2: Seismicity The Canterbury earthquake sequence that began on 4 September 2010 was unusual in two respects. First, the intensity of shaking was unusually high and it occurred in a low-to-moderate zone of seismi