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a. What caused the Earthquake was an aftershock from the previous quake before. Although it reached 6.3 magnitudes (which was not as large as the original quake) the aftershock was considerably shallower than the first one. Original: 10 km deep After Shock : 5km deep

b. Christchurch

c. The official death toll from the disaster stands at 155 but police on Tuesday said it was likely to climb above 240, up from a previous estimate of more than 200.

d. The shock brought down entire office blocks and tore up roads as it reduced much of central Christchurch to smouldering ruins.  At Wellington Cathedral in the capital, the numbers spilled over onto the building's steps, with many weeping openly.

But with Christchurch facing a reconstruction bill estimated at up to NZ$16 billion ($12 billion), Finance Minister Bill English warned New Zealand's already struggling economy now faced "close to zero growth".

e) -The 16 Billion reconstruction bill

    - The possible aftershocks that could possibly cause more damage.

     -Possibly more casualties and deaths

f) This quake has been said to of been New Zealand's worst natural disaster in 80 years. It has caused immense amounts of damage to the poor major city, with considerable amounts of deaths, injuries and other casualties. I believe that any governments surrounding (especially Australia) should look to support and aid this country to rebuild, re-kindle and reconstruct a broken city.