Comparing 2011 and 2016 New Zealand earthquakes
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A powerful earthquake that struck New Zealand reminded many of the quake that hit the nation in February 2011 and devastated Christchurch, the country’s second-biggest city, though Monday’s quake was not nearly as destructive.
A comparison of the two quakes:
MAGNITUDE AND DEPTH
Monday’s quake, with a magnitude of 7.8, was much stronger than the magnitude-6.3 quake in 2011. But it also was much deeper — striking 23 kilometers (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.