A misaligned brick wall in front of a property with silt still piled up around it. During the earthquake, liquefaction drove silt to the surface where it erupted out of the ground like a volcano and formed a pile like the one seen here.
Paradise ducks search for food among 'sand volcanoes' in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
Part of the forecourt at the Shell Shirley petrol station has lifted above the rest, after the underground petrol tanks were pushed upwards by liquefaction. Liquefaction silt covers the lower part of the forecourt. The photographer comments, "Tanks at Shell Shirley floated out of the ground".
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside a building in the Christchurch central city. Silt and water from liquefaction has covered large sections of the concrete floor.
A woman walks through liquefaction in Hendon Street in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Hendon St, St Albans, is very heavily silted".
A block of flats with carparks beneath is on a noticable lean. Liquefaction silt is piled around the base of the building.
A man pushes a wheelbarrow full of liquefaction silt in Black Street in Kaiapoi. A small sinkhole is visible in the foreground.
Sand volcanoes put the silt all over the road.
An abandoned residential property on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yard and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yard and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Damage down a residential street. The road is covered in silt from liquefaction and a portaloo can be seen in the background.
The land and houses close to the Avon River have been badly damaged. Many road and footpaths are covered in silt from liquefaction.
The land and houses close to the Avon River have been badly damaged. Many road and footpaths are covered in silt from liquefaction.
The road and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction in a residential area. A portaloo stands at the front of the house.
A silt castle has been built by Christchurch East that wins the competition. Context: The eastern suburbs have had a lot of problems with liquefaction following earthquakes and aftershocks.
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Two ducks in the driveway of 22 Waygreen Avenue. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction and has partly flooded.
Fallen rocks from a landscape feature in front of an apartment building on Ferry Road. Liquefaction silt can be seen on the driveway.
A row of apartments on Armagh Street. At the end of the car park, a pile of silt from liquefaction can be seen.
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington. Liquefaction silt can also be seen. Police tape has been draped across the entrance of the building to the left.
This is a temporary pile of silt piled on the old Bexley landfill sight. Some trucks are addng to the pile, while other truck and trailer units are taking it away to the old Bottle Lake landfill sight, a few km to the north of here.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Forest Park on Bower Avenue in New Brighton. The silt on the road was awful, but most people's gardens were relatively unscathed".
An abandoned residential property at 8 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 5A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section and footpath is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A flooded footpath and a damaged pipe outside 38 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. 'Sand for sale!!' sign on a pile of liquefaction silt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. 'Sand for sale!!' sign on a pile of liquefaction silt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. 'Sand for sale!!' sign on a pile of liquefaction silt".
A photograph of a house surrounded by liquefaction silt. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "9 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
A pipe from the outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
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.
