New Zealand Earthquake 2011: New Video Of Christchurch Aftershocks

WATCH: What It's Like To Be In An Earthquake

Videos that inadvertently caught one of the two powerful aftershocks that struck Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday are surfacing on YouTube, giving just a glimpse of what it's like to experience an earthquake of this magnitude.

The two tremors -- a magnitude 5.2 and 6.0, respectively -- damaged several buildings, injured dozens and left almost 50,000 homes without power.

In February, a 6.3-magnitude tremor in Christchurch devastated the city and left more than 180 dead.

One of the earthquakes, as seen during a powhiri, a traditional Maori welcome ceremony:

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