About 20 days before the Japanese earthquake happened, also they had a big earthquake, and many Japanese students were also killed, and the most important cathedral of the city, the symbol of Christchurch, was totally destroyed.
Cirka 20 dagar före skalvet i Japan drabbades även de av ett stort skalv. Många japanska studenter dog och stadens viktigaste katedral - Christchurchs symbol - totalförstördes.