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1901 Cheviot earthquake

Earthquake in New Zealand

Field	Value
title	1901 Cheviot earthquake
map2	{{Location map	New Zealand
position	none
lat	-42.81
long	173.26
width	250
float	center
mark	Bullseye1.svg
marksize	40
relief	yes
timestamp	1901-11-15 20:15
local-date
local-time	07:47 NZT
anss-url	n/a
isc-event	16957744
magnitude	6.9
depth	33 km
countries affected	South Island, New Zealand
casualties	1 death

|local-date= |local-time=07:47 NZT |anss-url=n/a |isc-event=16957744 The 1901 Cheviot earthquake occurred at 07:47 NZT on 16 November 1901 (20:15 15 November UTC) with an estimated magnitude of 6.9, centred near the township of Cheviot in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.

Damage and casualties

McTaggart's butcher shop in Cheviot after the earthquake

A baby was killed when a sod hut collapsed. Other casualties in the Canterbury region are not known.

The top of ChristChurch Cathedral's spire fell, as had occurred in the 1888 North Canterbury earthquake. Its stone structure was subsequently replaced with a more resilient design.

Observations of sand blows (sand volcano) and lateral spreading, consistent with soil liquefaction phenomena in the township of Kaiapoi were reported in local newspapers in a two to three block area at the eastern end of Charles and Sewell Streets on the north bank of the Kaiapoi River, in addition to similar effects observed on the opposing river bank, and the road to Belfast.

Gallery

File:1901 Cheviot earthquake 173644.jpg|Damage to a house File:1901 Cheviot earthquake 133894.jpg|Interior damage File:1901 Cheviot earthquake 173655.jpg|Building damage File:Road from Cheviot to Port Robinson.jpg|Cracks in the road to Port Robinson

References

"Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2013)". IISEE.
"This Week in History". GNS Science.
Berrill, J.B.. (1994). "Liquefaction at Kaiapoi in the 1901 Cheviot, New Zealand, Earthquake.". Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering.

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