A photograph of a fence post that lifted out of the ground during the earthquake, pulling a clump of soil with it.
A photograph of University of Canterbury Geology staff and students using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to survey land on the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of University of Canterbury Geology student Matt Cockcroft using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to survey land on the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of University of Canterbury Geology staff and students using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to survey land on the Greendale fault line.
The courtyard inside the Peterborough Apartments. The ground has subsided under a section of the lawn, causing it to drop.
The courtyard inside the Peterborough Apartments. The ground has subsided under a section of the footpath, causing it to drop.
A photograph of a hole in the ground on Colombo Street, left by the foundations of a demolished building.
A photograph of a hole in the ground on Colombo Street, left by the foundations of a demolished building.
A photograph of a hole in the ground on Colombo Street, left by the foundations of a demolished building.
The Lyttelton Community Garden in next to the Lyttelton Petanque Club, a Gap Filler project in the empty site of the Ground Culinary Centre.
A large crack along the ground in Kaiapoi, creating a gap between the footpath and the turf, after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack along the ground in Kaiapoi, creating a gap between the footpath and the turf, after the September 4th earthquake.
A damaged and abandoned house at 10 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground.
A photograph of University of Canterbury Geology student Matt Cockcroft using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to survey land on the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
Photographer Ross Becker in the courtyard of the Peterborough Apartments. The ground in front of him is cracked and uneven.
A photograph of road cones around a drain that has been lifted out of the ground on Avonside Drive.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
A photograph of a close up view of damage to the ground and fencing at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets. WORLD, a clothing store, was housed on the ground floor.
Damage to an apartment complex on Durham Street. The building has collapsed on the ground floor level, and the concrete block fence collapsed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive close to the Avon River showing the liquefaction and ground tearing".
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of nails in a beam removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
