Damage to the Nurse Maude Building in the city centre.
Cordon fence around a damaged building in the central city.
Cracks along a window on a building in the central city.
A "Road Closed" sign outside the City cordon on Colombo Street.
Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
Cracks along a facade in a building in the city centre.
Damaged building in the city centre is protected with plastic sheeting.
Damage to the wall of a building in the city centre.
Two people survey fallen bricks from a building in the city centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Roof of a church protected with a tarpaulin in the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Taped and boarded up windows on a building in the city centre.
Damage to the roof of the Redpath's Building in the city centre.
Painting on the wall of a broken building visible in the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage and liquefaction around the city's boundary".
Bricks fallen from the parapet of a two-storey building in the central city.
A man holds up a brick fallen from a building in the city centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Soldiers and police cordon the inner city following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police and soldiers cordon the inner city, following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help police on central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the north west of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the north west of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the North West of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".