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.
Kira-kira 20 hari sebelum berlakunya  gempa bumi di Jepun, sebuah gempa bumi besar berlaku  di Christchurch dan banyak pelajar Jepun juga terbunuh. Gereja besar terpenting  di bandar itu, simbol Christchurch,  juga musnah sepenuhnya.