The Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi cordoned off with red danger tape. A large crack is visible in the wall of the tavern, and the road and footpath in front are cracked and buckled.
The Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi cordoned off with red danger tape. A large crack is visible in the wall of the tavern, and the road and footpath in front are cracked and buckled.
Damage to the brickwork of a house on Avonside Drive. Cracks can be seen around the edge of the doorframe, and mortar has come away leaving several bricks loose.
A footpath on Robson Avenue in Avonside showing cracks as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The road beside it has also been damaged by the earthquake.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. Large cracks can be seen on the edges of the footpath above it as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. Cracks are visible in the walls. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Looking from the lounge back to the dining room".
A pile of gravel in Avonside used to fill up the gaps created by seismic activity and liquefaction. The cracks in this curb side have not been filled yet.
A footpath on Robson Avenue in Avonside showing cracks as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The road beside it has also been damaged by the earthquake.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A crack in a windowsill where the sill has separated from the window frame. The photographer comments, "Window frame in dining nook".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the cracks in the building at the front of the Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Club site on Fitzgerald Avenue".
A photograph submitted by Sam Langley to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Cracks on the floor of my local supermarket. Amazingly they were open within 36 hours of both big quakes.".
Road cones mark off a large crack in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. River Rd subsidence".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Extensive damage can be seen on the north-west and south-west corners of the building, and cracking is visible underneath the dome.
Road cones cordon off a large crack in River Road where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading towards the river is very obvious here".
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The road surface is badly cracked and slumped, and liquefaction silt covers part of the road. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading cracks in River Rd".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Large cracks run along the edges of this internal wall, and pictures on the wall are crooked. The photographer comments, "Internal damage to walls".
Large cracks in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "River Rd, near Swanns Rd. Lateral spreading damage in River Rd near Avonside GHS".
The Oxford Terrace Baptist Church showing severe cracks in its facade. Metal beams have been used to prop up the building and its base is enclosed by a safety fence.
Cracks in the masonry of the Arts Centre's Worcester Street face. Some stones have fallen away around the roof's apex, and plywood has been used to weather proof the gap.
Cracks in the masonry of the Arts Centre's Worcester Street face. Some stones have fallen away around the roof's apex, and plywood has been used to weather proof the gap.
A damaged property on Avonside Drive. Cracks can be seen running through the lawn. A woman is standing on a slab of concrete that has been raised by the earthquake.
Masonry that has fallen from St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square piled on a pallet in front of the church. Cracks can be seen in the building's foundations.
The Pacific Tower building on Gloucester Street, with repairs to cracks visible down one side. Constructed in 2010, the Pacific Tower was at the time the tallest building in Christchurch.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A driveway leading to a house at Seabreeze Close in Bexley is covered in liquefaction. Weeds have grown through the cracks in the driveway".
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Cracks can be seen in the brickwork and a number of bricks have fallen from the top of the building.
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The tip of the façade is damaged.
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Bedford Row. There are large cracks in the brick pillars between the windows, and part of one pillar has collapsed, crushing the awning below.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich and Hilton Streets in Kaiapoi. Some of the liqufaction has been dug out of properties and placed in piles on the side of the road.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through a concrete patio. The photographer comments, "The concrete patio is broken into big slabs. Over the following week this subsided even further".