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Nearly one year ago, on February 22, 2011, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. 184 people were killed in the disaster - including citizens of 20 different countries. Here, in the Canterbury Television building, is where two-thirds of them died. An official report released on February 9 found that the construction of the CTV building was "sub-standard". Large areas of Christchurch's business district were reduced to rubble in the quake. The city's famous cathedral was heavily damaged, as well as shops, office buildings and many homes. The tremor, which struck at midday, caused up to 15.5 billion U.S. dollars in damage. New Zealand straddles the boundaries of the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates, and is hit by about 14,000 quakes each year. But only a small number of those top a magnitude of 5. (Travis Brecher/ Reuters) ◆ 追蹤更多華視影音及圖文新聞：
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