Quake City
Quake City is a museum at 299 Durham St North, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
★4.5 on Google, 2,498 reviews, as at October 2026
This multi-media attraction tells the stories of the Canterbury earthquakes and the extraordinary response of the emergency… Read full description ↓
Operated by Canterbury Museum
The closest museum to Cathedral Square, 0.4 km
299 Durham St North, Central City
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | 10 am to 5 pm |
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Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 49 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
★4.5 on Google, 2,498 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Visited and found it to be a really insightful and emotional experience. It gives you a great understanding of what happened during the major Christchurch earthquake and offers real perspective on what the people of the city went through during that period. There are a lot of eyewitness account videos that are incredibly powerful to watch, along with plenty of interactive exhibits that keep you engaged throughout the visit. The museum does a fantastic job of balancing education, emotion and history in a respectful way. Highly recommend visiting if you’re in Christchurch — it’s an important
Jodi James, 4 months agoThis place really hits you in the feels. They say go to a museum to understand a city, but I say go see what their toughest times were like, and then you'll get how strong the people there are! It really helped me understand Christchurch better, not just as a beautiful city, but also how strong and kind the people are.
Sita Karawakul, 3 months agoWell curated museum telling the story of earthquakes in the area in general and the worst ones from 2010 and 2011. There are stories from victims and loads of images of the devastation plus interesting facts why Christchurch got hit so badly and what the learnings were. Artefacts are on exhibition like the spire from the cathedral. Very interesting and should be on the sightseeing list.
Annette, 8 months ago
Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 7
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other museums
More nearby museums 5
All 5 museums in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 299 Durham St North, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Museums | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 365 8375 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | QuakeCity.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| info@quakecity.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Operator | Canterbury Museum | OpenStreetMap |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
This multi-media attraction tells the stories of the Canterbury earthquakes and the extraordinary response of the emergency services, international rescue teams, the thousands of volunteers who pitched in to help and the incredible resilience of Canterbury's communities. The exhibition includes some of the objects which have defined the earthquakes including the spire of ChristChurch Cathedral and the railway station clocks which stopped at 12.51 pm on 22 February 2011. The rebuild section brings the visitor up to date with progress in regenerating the city and the recovery projects underway. Open 7 days, 10am-5pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
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| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
Provincial Council Building 1865 — Canterbury Centenary
Ettie Rout 1877–1936 Guardian Angel of the ANZAC
This Ramp, to Facilitate the Watering of Horses, Was BuiltThe reports nearby
4,101 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,375 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 4,101 reports on file
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Graffiti on a playground or in a parkQuestions, answered briefly
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A museum in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
299 Durham St North, Central City, on Durham St North. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 365 8375 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email info@quakecity.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday – Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Canterbury Museum Pop-Up (205 m), Rutherford's Den (517 m), The Central Art Gallery (532 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Dirty Apron Cafe (30 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 256 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve (114 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 7
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/quake-city-christchurch-central-city.md.