Cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks in a road in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of cracks in the wall of the James Hight Library.
Cracks in the concrete structure of the Lichfield Street car parking building.
Cracks in the ceiling and wall inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Cracks in the driveway of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Trices and Ellesmere Road corner crack".
A photograph of cracks in the ground and liquefaction at Porritt Park.
Cracks in the brickwork of the Christchurch Music Centre on Barbadoes Street.
A close-up view of cracks in the brickwork of Cranmer Courts.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Deep cracks in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Trices and Ellesmere Road corner crack".
A large crack in the road surface in Kaiapoi, surrounded by liquefaction.
St Elmo Courts. X cracks grew after this mornings Shallow 5.1
St Elmo Courts. X cracks grew after this mornings Shallow 5.1
These cracks would worry me but apparently the building is generally Ok.
St Elmo Courts. Crack along the length of the 4th floor
These cracks would worry me but apparently the building is generally Ok.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. Cracks can be seen between the windows of the building and wire fencing has been placed around the bottom as a cordon. Two workers in hard hats in visibility vests are examining the building from street level.
A pair of see-saws at Sullivan Park in Avonside. Dried liquefaction silt can be seen in the lower section of the photograph.
A merry-go-round at Sullivan Park in Avonside. Its base is covered in dried liquefaction.
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the curb of a street in Christchurch. The curb has cracked in two places and slumped, exposing the earth beneath the grass turf.
A photograph of cracks in the road on Evans Avenue in New Brighton.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction around a lamp post at Bexley park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction around a lamp post at Bexley park.
Damage to the Baptist Church on Oxford Terrace. Cracks in the roof facade.