Christchurch Earthquake - February 22, 2011

Christchurch Earthquake: at least 65 dead and 100 trapped in 'darkest day'

On February 22, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred very close to Christchurch, New Zealand 

causing extensive damage.The earthquake comes less than six months after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the area in early September. 

A man holds a child in his arms after the earthquake struck Christchurch on Feb. 22. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed and trapped people beneath rubble and sparked fires and toppled buildings in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday.

Rescue workers climb onto the collapsed Pyne Gould Guinness Building in central Christchurch on Feb. 22.



A man is seen after being pulled from the rubble after an earthquake in Christchurch on Feb. 22.


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