The earthquake produced Manufacturing severe shaking Body_movement , registering Recording at VIII on the Mercalli scale in and around Christchurch .

Numerous aftershocks Catastrophe were detected Know after the main quake Catastrophe , with a few registering at 4.0 magnitude .

The first earthquake Catastrophe , registering Recording magnitude 6.1 , struck Attack in the Emilia-Romagna region , about 36 kilometres ( 22 mi ) north of the city of Bologna , on at 04:03 local time ( 02:03 UTC ) .