22+ Christchurch Cathedral New Zealand Earthquake Damage Images. Heritage buildings that suffered heavy damage included the provincial council chambers, lyttelton's timeball station, the anglican christchurch cathedral and the catholic. Residents of gisborne reported light to moderate shaking, it said.
New zealand authorities have issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake hit northeast of christchurch, the biggest city on south island. Christchurch cathedral was badly damaged by the christchurch earthquake on 22 february 2011. A series of earthquakes in 1881, 1888 and 1901 left the spire damaged;
Nws ntwc said that earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts.
Both the anglican and roman catholic cathedrals of christchurch suffered serious damage. Christchurch cathedral was badly damaged by the christchurch earthquake on 22 february 2011. Heritage buildings that suffered heavy damage included the provincial council chambers, lyttelton's timeball station, the anglican christchurch cathedral and the catholic. Nws ntwc said that earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts.