13th anniversary of New Zealand Earthquake, memorial ceremony attended by bereaved families on site. On February 22, 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in southern New Zealand, causing the collapse of a building housing a language school in central Christchurch.
185 people, including 28 Japanese, were killed in the earthquake, which occurred at 12:51 p.m. Japan time. The 22nd marks 13 years since the earthquake in New Zealand that killed 185 people,. including 28Japanese, and a memorial ceremony was held there.