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Response and recovery lessons from the 2010-2011 earthquake sequence in Canterbury, New Zealand

Mark Pierepiekarz·David Johnston·Kelvin Berryman·John Hare·Joan S. Gomberg·Robert A. Williams·Craig S. Weaver
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The impacts and opportunities that result when low-probability moderate earthquakes strike an urban area similar to many throughout the US were vividly conveyed in a one-day workshop in which social and Earth scientists, public officials, engineers, and an emergency manager shared their experiences of the earthquake sequence that struck the city of Christchurch and surrounding Canterbury region of New Zealand in 2010-2011. Without question, the earthquake sequence has had unprecedented impacts in all spheres on New Zealand society, locally to nationally--10% of the country's population was directly impacted and losses total 8-10% of their GDP. The following paragraphs present a few lessons from Christchurch.

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Source-reported bounding extent: -44.9403° to -41.9074° latitude; 169.852° to 174.0957° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Mark Pierepiekarz, David Johnston, Kelvin Berryman, John Hare, Joan S. Gomberg, Robert A. Williams, Craig S. Weaver. 2014. Response and recovery lessons from the 2010-2011 earthquake sequence in Canterbury, New Zealand. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70100060

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