The 1869 Christchurch earthquake occurred at 8:00 am on 5 June, near New Brighton, with an estimated Richter magnitude of 6.0.[1] The shock had a Mercalli Intensity of VII–VIII.[1][3]
The shock damaged several brick and stone buildings in the city, destroying chimneys and damaging the spire of St John's church in Hereford Street.[4][5]
The effects of the earthquake on stone buildings such as St. Johns prompted the Church of St Michael and All Angels to be built using timber.[6]
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^GeoNet. "Magnitude 4.7, Sat Jun 5 1869 8:00 AM". Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^"Canterbury has a shaky history". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
^"Severe Earthquake in Canterbury". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXV, no. 3712. 11 June 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
^"GeoNet – M 7.1, Darfield (Canterbury), September 4, 2010". GeoNet. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
^"St Michael's & All Angels". The Star. 15 December 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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