Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
In 2010, life changed forever for the residents of Christchurch. After being struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake, the city would go through months of aftershock, and then 1 devastating quake which would bring the city crashing down.
This is the story of the Christchurch earthquakes.
ATTRIBUTIONS:
2010 Earthquake various footage - FREEONZ
Various After Quake Footage - Logan McMillan
Various After Quake Footage - Christchurch Council Civil Offices
Convenience store damaged creative commons via flikr - Martin Luff
Cathedral Quake footage - Shogo Osawa
Various After scenes - nzrock
Various Footage GeoffMackley
Road damage image 1 - Martin Luff from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Grid system Picture - Christchurch Libraries
Van road hole - Martin Luff, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral square pre quake - Bored1980
Earthquake live footage - Daniel Lademann
Raw Footage of CCTV building Sam H_ Christchurch NZ
Hagley Park image - Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Tram video - Christchurch Attractions
Christchurch city centre showcase video - Capt's travel&food Expedition
Rescue Workers - Grant Armishaw creative commons
Traffic leaving Christchurch - Chris van der Leer
Cathedral square image - Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bus ride re-enactment - Cottonbro via Pexels
Tap Running water - Skymax via Pexels
Final scene of modern Christchurch thanks to Daydreamer - New Zealand 4K Youtube channel link below
youtube.com/watch?v=o1nbuAMtp5Y&t=196s
In 2010, life changed forever for the residents of Christchurch. After being struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake, the city would go through months of aftershock, and then 1 devastating quake which would bring the city crashing down.
This is the story of the Christchurch earthquakes.
ATTRIBUTIONS:
2010 Earthquake various footage - FREEONZ
Various After Quake Footage - Logan McMillan
Various After Quake Footage - Christchurch Council Civil Offices
Convenience store damaged creative commons via flikr - Martin Luff
Cathedral Quake footage - Shogo Osawa
Various After scenes - nzrock
Various Footage GeoffMackley
Road damage image 1 - Martin Luff from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Grid system Picture - Christchurch Libraries
Van road hole - Martin Luff, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral square pre quake - Bored1980
Earthquake live footage - Daniel Lademann
Raw Footage of CCTV building Sam H_ Christchurch NZ
Hagley Park image - Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Tram video - Christchurch Attractions
Christchurch city centre showcase video - Capt's travel&food Expedition
Rescue Workers - Grant Armishaw creative commons
Traffic leaving Christchurch - Chris van der Leer
Cathedral square image - Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bus ride re-enactment - Cottonbro via Pexels
Tap Running water - Skymax via Pexels
Final scene of modern Christchurch thanks to Daydreamer - New Zealand 4K Youtube channel link below
youtube.com/watch?v=o1nbuAMtp5Y&t=196s
