Several news outlets reported extensive devastation to the nearby town of Lyttelton, nearest the epicenter of the quake, but there were no immediate pictures from the scene.

据其他消息称，距震中最近的城镇Lyttelton受到了很大程度的破坏，但目前为止还没有收到来自现场的图片和报道。

The Timeball Station is seen to be badly damaged, a day after the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the township of Lyttelton near Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.

该Timeball站被认为是严重受损，后在附近的基督城，新西兰，星期三，2011年2月23日利特尔顿镇的6.3级地震的一天。