what type of earthquake was the christchurch earthquake
2011 Christchurch earthquake The earthquake was a "strike-slip event with oblique motion" which caused mostly horizontal movement with some vertical movement,[85] with reverse thrust causing upwards vertical movement.[3] The vertical acceleration was far greater than the horizontal acceleration.[85]
Earthquake prediction 1993 came, and passed, without fulfillment. Eventually there was an M 6.0 earthquake on the Parkfield segment of the fault, on 28 September 2004, but without forewarning or obvious precursors.[156] While the experiment in catching an earthquake is considered by many scientists to have been successful,[157] the prediction was unsuccessful in that the eventual event was a decade late.[158]
April 2015 Nepal earthquake Thousands of houses were destroyed across many districts of the country, with entire villages flattened, especially those near the epicenter.[16][18][19]
New Madrid Seismic Zone Instruments were installed in and around the area in 1974 to closely monitor seismic activity. Since then, more than 4,000 earthquakes have been recorded, most of which were too small to be felt. On average, one earthquake per year is large enough to be felt in the area.