Tuam Street opposite Alice's
Carparking Structure Tuam Street
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772 Colombo Street, opposite Victoria Square.
Manchester and Gloucester Street corner
Manchester and Gloucester Street corner
Northeast corner of Kilmore and Colombo Streets.
Armagh Street looking west from Cranmer Square.
It would have been a glorious Spring day in Christchurch had it not been for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4:30 am.
All the water and silt you can see covering the street in this photo erupted from the ground following the earthquake.
Manchester Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Worcester Street. The is the Trinity Building, which housed a restaurant and live music venue called Octagon Live.
Neighbours across the river showing earthquake damage. Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-044
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
St Elmo Courts corner of Montreal & Hereford Streets
Robert Jones Building - corner of Colombo & Armagh Street
This has made a huge mess for the residents to clean up. I heard on the news that homes have been damaged by subsidence in areas of earthquake-caused liquefaction like this.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury. Shops on Colombo Street in Christchurch. The initial 7.1 quake has been followed by around 1590 aftershocks recorded to date - causing further damage to already weakened structures.
Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
Laura, Nicola, and Debra watch a sand volcano build in the Wyn Street gutter.
Bruce and his cage were sitting on top of the small wooden table on the right before the earthquake. He was understandably alarmed.
Colombo Street looking north through Cathedral Square, towards the Port Hills. Taken from Victoria Square.
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Cleaning up the silt and sand from Hoon Hay properties. Here Laura, Robbie, and Ronny are part of the clean-up crew on Wyn Street.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury. Shops on Colombo Street in Christchurch - damaged in earthquake and then partially demolished to reduce risk from unstable materials which might otherwise be dislodged in strong winds or subsequent aftershocks. The 1590 aftershocks recorded to date have continued to cause further damage.
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The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of The New Zealand Army, along with Police, minding the cordons. This was beside The Press building, and behind the Christchurch Cathedral.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Lots of people were out and about in the streets checking on everyone after the earthquake. When it was clear that everyone was OK, the sand volcanos became the feature of interest.
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