Survivors shelter together in Christchurch Tuesday night. (REUTERS/Christchurch Press/Don Scott)(幸存者聚在一起避難。)

At 12:51pm local time an earthquake shattered Christchurch, killing at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-largest city.(當地時間中午12時51分，新西蘭第二大城市克萊斯特徹奇發生地震，造成至少65人死亡。)

Christchurch airport was closed and The Press building, a center for newspapers, was badly damaged.(基督城機場已經關閉，新聞大廈也受到嚴重損毀。)

A twinkling of fairy lights could be seen on the heights behind us, while ahead Christchurch already shimmered with neon.(我們身后的高地上有童話般的光亮閃爍，而前面的基督城已經被霓虹燈照亮。)

One office building housing 200 workers had collapsed, while Christchurch Cathedral's spire tumbled.(不光基督大教堂的塔樓倒塌了，一座有200名員工的辦公樓也坍塌了。)

Yellow shows urban areas, including Christchurch.(黃色表示城區，包括克賴斯特徹奇市。)

The quake occurred near the city of Christchurch, a community of some 400, 000 residents on the east coast.(地震發生在東海岸的克賴斯特徹奇市附近，那里生活著400,000人。)

Nearby Kaikoura, north of Christchurch, is a top location for spotting whales and dolphins.(在凱庫拉附近，克萊斯特切奇北部，是觀看鯨魚和海豚的理想場所。)

Besides striking closer to a major population center, the 6.3-magnitude Christchurch earthquake had a depth of just 5 kilometers (3 miles).(這次6.3級的地震發生在人口密度較集中的賴斯特徹奇市附近，而深度只有5公里(3英里)。)

At least 65 people have died after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.(新西蘭南島城市基督城發生里氏6.3級地震，目前至少65人在地震中喪生。)