Christchurch Earthquake

Residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, gathered on Wednesday to pay tribute to the 185 people who were killed and the countless who suffered in the city’s magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

A series of strong aftershocks which rocked Christchurch Friday afternoon have left Christchurch residents with pre-Christmas jitters.

Todays aftershock was the largest tremor since the September 4 quake last year

While media reports focus on the nuclear crisis in Japan, local people deal with the harsh reality of trying to return to normal life

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook Christchurch, New Zealand appear to have lain dormant for 16,000 years.