A view over the Avon River towards Oxford Terrace where the road is badly cracked and slumping towards the river. Road cones mark the uneven surface.
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 large crack along the edge of a footpath near the Kaiapoi River. The ground has slumped, taking the fence posts with it.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks between slabs. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the concrete patio".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh Street (north side) looking towards Madras Street. The TUC building to be demolished. It has slumped badly due to liquefaction".
Road cones along the side of Halswell Road where the road has been repaired and sealed after slumping. There are still cracks in the footpath and curb.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks. The photographer comments, "The concrete patio is broken into big slabs".
Damage to the roadway on Fitzgerald Avenue as it passes by the Avon River. One lane of the road has slumped towards the river and has been closed.
Large cracks in the footpath 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 roadway on Fitzgerald Avenue as it passes by the Avon River. One lane of the road has slumped towards the river and has been closed.
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Locksley Avenue home. Front slump with Avon river high tide and rudimentary stopbank. 10 AprilĀ 2011.".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Sarah Baxter (left) and sister Nicola Baxter look at a road slump on Highway 77 between Glenroy and Glentunnel that closed the road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Sarah Baxter (left) and sister Nicola Baxter look at a road slump on Highway 77 between Glenroy and Glentunnel that closed the road".
A photograph of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, visible over the roof of a tent in Latimer Square. There is a noticeable slump in the left side of the hotel.
Large cracks between concrete slabs in a pathway beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi show how the land has slumped towards the river.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lake Terrace Road. The whole house has shifted on its foundations and each side has slumped so the house is bent like a banana".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a brick wall has slumped, leaving a large gap between the wall and a window frame. The photographer comments, "Sunroom window frame".
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".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It is hard to tell what is vertical at this house in Tasman Place. Many of the houses in the area have slumped".
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.
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".
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".
Damage to Fitzgerald Avenue. The northbound lanes have collapsed towards the river, and a pile of rubble from the damaged road is heaped on the road. Road cones divert traffic onto the southbound lanes. The photographer comments, "Fitzgerald Avenue between Kilmore Street and Bealey Ave is a mess. Half of the road has slumped towards the river by a good metre or two. My brother-in-law was here when the 22nd earthquake hit and he said the damage wasn't as bad as this at first. A local resident told me that the road is slumping more and more each day".
Damage to Fitzgerald Avenue. The northbound lanes have collapsed towards the river, and a pile of rubble from the damaged road is heaped on the road. Road cones divert traffic onto the southbound lanes. The photographer comments, "Fitzgerald Avenue between Kilmore Street and Bealey Ave is a mess. Half of the road has slumped towards the river by a good metre or two. My brother-in-law was here when the 22nd earthquake hit and he said the damage wasn't as bad as this at first. A local resident told me that the road is slumping more and more each day".
Damage to Fitzgerald Avenue. The northbound lanes have collapsed towards the river, and a pile of rubble from the damaged road is heaped on the road. Road cones divert traffic onto the southbound lanes. The photographer comments, "Fitzgerald Avenue between Kilmore Street and Bealey Ave is a mess. Half of the road has slumped towards the river by a good metre or two. My brother-in-law was here when the 22nd earthquake hit and he said the damage wasn't as bad as this at first. A local resident told me that the road is slumping more and more each day".
A photograph of the interior of the car park of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reinforced column (right) and slumped car park floor".
A photograph of the interior of the car park of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reinforced column (right) and slumped car park floor".
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".
A portaloo sits outside a house on River Road. There is a large crack in the road where it has slumped towards the river, and a power pole is on a lean.
A group of people inspect the damaged rowing club buildings at Kerrs Reach. A large gap has appeared between two concrete slabs beside the building, where the land has slumped towards the river.