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The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) [7] struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 [1] [2] at 4:35 am local time on 4 September, and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [1]
A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC, 21 February). [2] [10] The M w 6.2 (M L 6.3) earthquake struck the Canterbury region in the South Island, centred 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) south-east of the central business district. [11]
This is a list of current New Zealand Defence Force bases. For further detail and/or history please consult the more specific articles for NZ's three military arms – the Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Army and Royal New Zealand Air Force
2004 Tasman Sea earthquake: 14 March 2005: W of New Zealand: Btw. Taranaki & Tasman: 6.4: 154 km: 40.17°S: 173.63°E: Felt strongly throughout central New Zealand 16 May 2006: L'Esperance Rock: Kermadec Islands: 7.5 [89] 7.4: 150 km: 31.56°S, 179.30°W: Felt in East half of New Zealand 16 May 2006: Raoul Island: Kermadec Islands: 7.1: 33 km ...
Operation Tomodachi (トモダチ作戦, Tomodachi Sakusen, literally "Operation Friend(s)") was a United States Armed Forces (especially U.S. Forces Japan) assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
The earthquake comes after Cyclone Gabrielle caused significant damage across New Zealand’s North Island this week, leaving at least four people dead and more than 10,000 people displaced in the ...
The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a M w 7.8 earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). [2] Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the earthquake has been described as the "most complex earthquake ever studied". [ 8 ]
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Māori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army , being known as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force, becoming an independent air force on 1 April 1937.