# 2011 Earthquake Interment Site, a graveyard of Christchurch

A graveyard on the city’s public ground, standing in Avonhead.

Made of: concrete · The inscription: Interred here are unidentified remains recovered following the22 February Christchurch Earthquake

Suburb: [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead)

From the air, an aerial view of 2011 Earthquake Interment Site: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=memorial-2011-earthquake-interment-site (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## On the register nearby

Listed places within about 300m, neighbours of the monument, not the monument itself unless the register says so.

- [Former Stables and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/212)

## The ground under it

- [The liquefaction model grades it “Low Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability), the 2019 screening study
- [The plan zones this ground Specific Purpose (Cemetery)](https://www.chch.live/zones), SPC
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 20 March 2011 · 1.6 km from the pin · 14 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.508248&lon=172.545761&radius=250

## Around it

- [Avonhead Park](https://www.chch.live/park/980-avonhead-park), sports ground park · under 150 m
- [Hyde Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1426-hyde-park), community park · ~400 m
- [Spitfire](https://www.chch.live/memorial/spitfire), monument · 1.9 km
- [Cumulus Gate Pavilion](https://www.chch.live/memorial/cumulus-gate-pavilion), monument · 2.2 km
- [An Installation](https://www.chch.live/memorial/an-installation), monument · 2.3 km
- [Lorna](https://www.chch.live/memorial/lorna), monument · 2.4 km


## The reports nearby
351 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9041247), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9036251), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9027255), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9027127), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9027114), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9013885), [140 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/140-hawthornden-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9007056), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8993884), [146 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974026), [146 Hawthornden Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8974008), [146 Hawthornden Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/146-hawthornden-road)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8971107), [140 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/avonhead/140-hawthornden-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8961462), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is 2011 Earthquake Interment Site?**

A graveyard in the open map’s record of Christchurch, standing in [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead).

**Where does 2011 Earthquake Interment Site stand?**

In Avonhead, the pin is the map’s own position, inside the outline drawn around it. The register keeps 1 place within 300m of it.

**Is the pin on the map exact?**

It’s OpenStreetMap’s position, a surveyed-looking point, but a volunteer map’s one. Nearby ground and register places are neighbours, not the same record.


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The position and the tags are OpenStreetMap’s, a named node or way tagged memorial or artwork inside the city boundary (ODbL). Maker, material and date fields are the mapper’s own, kept verbatim; a listing is a lead, not a catalogue record.
The page: https://www.chch.live/memorial/2011-earthquake-interment-site
Every monument as data: https://www.chch.live/memorials.geojson
The quiet ground: https://www.chch.live/cemetery
