Devastating Quake Strikes New Zealand

Second Coming
During a busy lunch hour in Christchurch, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake — an aftershock of a 7.1-magnitude quake that hit the southern New Zealand city on Sept. 4, 2010 — struck just outside the city, with initial reports suggesting damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the initial quake.

• Sept. 2010: Powerful Earthquake Strikes New Zealand