A photograph of a large crack in the ground caused by liquefaction.
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of cracks along a footpath in Christchurch. The cracks were caused by liquefaction.
A photograph of people inspecting the damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of people inspecting the damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of cracks across a road in Canterbury caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A member of the Royal New Zealand Navy in a crack caused by the Canterbury Earthquake.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
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 captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wall crushing caused this window in the Hotel Grand Chancellor to buckle".
The courtyard inside the Peterborough Apartments. The ground has subsided under a section of the lawn, causing it to drop.
Photo of the damage caused by the 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchuch on the 4th of September 2010.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Typical damage caused to the Peterborough Apartments when the underground car park rose 40 cm".
A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
A photograph of a crack across a field indicating the location of the Greendale fault line which caused the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the Greendale Fault line, now visible across a paddock due to cracks caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a section of road on the Greendale Fault line with large cracks caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a section of road on the Greendale Fault line with large cracks caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A gap between the house and the foundations along Avonside drive caused when the house was lifted during the 4 September earthquake.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing next to a crack in a footpath caused by liquefaction.
A photograph of the Greendale Fault line, now visible across a paddock due to cracks caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Laura and Max return to Christchurch from their holiday in California and inspect the earthquake-caused sand volcano in their front lawn.
Cracks along the edge of Halswell Road. The footpath has slumped towards the creek on the left due to liquefaction, causing the crack in the road.
A photograph of a crack in the pavement of a residential street in Christchurch. The crack was caused by liquefaction erupting out of the soil underneath.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls onto the driveway. The photographer comments, "More movement caused the brick cladding to fall off the building".