A photograph of a silt volcano. Silt volcanoes are caused by liquefaction, when the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. A view through the window reveals that the side wall has crumbled. A pile of bricks can be seen in the car port.
A photograph of a red sticker on the wire fencing outside a house on Papanui Street. The sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage the brick fence of a house in Christchurch. Bricks from the broken fence have been stacked on the footpath in front. Liquefaction has been piled on the footpath and road cones placed in front.
A photograph of a sign on a set of letterboxes in a residential property. The sign reads, "Broken water pipe outside entrance to flat 2 and 3 (down right side of house). Water meter has been turned off. 03/03".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. The top storey of the shops has collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a fence on Park Terrace. The fence has crumbled, spilling bricks onto the pavement. Some of the bricks have been stacked behind.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged fence on Montreal Street. The top half of the wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining the path between two houses in Christchurch. The path is covered in rubble from the collapsed house to the right. A dog is walking through the rubble.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the walls has buckled and pulled away from the house.
A photograph of a house on Montreal Street opposite the Christchurch Art Gallery. The chimney has been removed from the roof and a tarpaulin has been secured over the top.
A photograph of a car on Montreal Street submerged in liquefaction. The liquefaction on the rest of the road has been cleared away leaving only the patch around and under the car.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the side walls has buckled and pulled away from the house.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a residential road in Christchurch. Road cones have been placed around lifted man holes to warn road users.
A photograph of an access hole in a residential street in Christchurch which has lifted out of the road. A road cone and spray-painted lines have been placed on top to warn road users.
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. In the background emergency management personnel in hazmat suits are standing in groups.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house. Large cracks have formed in between the bricks in the wall of the house. There is also a large crack on the left side of the second storey where the column has shifted.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The top of the chamber has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen onto the footpath. Scaffolding which was erected after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has also fallen.
A photograph of a collapsed house in the Christchurch central city. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence in front.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building in the city centre. Remnants of the building can be seen on the side of the building to the left. A Wilson Parking sign indicates that the space is going to be used for parking.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. One of the side walls has crumbled, exposing the inside. Steel bracing is being used to hold up the ceiling inside.
A photograph of the registration tables in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a pile of sledge hammers in Latimer Square with various nicknames written in vivid on the handles.
A photograph of a set of drawers which have slid out from a filing cabinet and landed on the floor of an office. Files from one drawer have spilled across the floor.
A photograph of mattresses and bedding set up in a school hall by Civil Defence. The hall served as temporary accommodation for those who were displaced by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Bealey Avenue. The outer wall of the house has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Bealey Avenue. The outer wall of the house has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath in front.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house in Christchurch. The bricks on the side of the house have crumbled and damaged the fence. A red sticker on the front window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of an orange stickered house on Kilmore Street. The orange sticker indicates that the building can only be entered for short periods.