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Images, UC QuakeStudies

The floor plate covering the gap between the Locke and Logie buildings was buckled by the force of the movement during the 23 December 2011 earthquake.

Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 057

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The floor plate covering the gap between the Locke and Logie buildings was buckled by the force of the movement during the 23 December 2011 earthquake.

Fairfax Video October 2012 (3)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of soldiers from Delta Company from 2/1 Battalion Royal NZ Infantry Regiment using the Environment Canterbury (ECan) building on Kilmore Street for a training exercise.

Fairfax Video, March 2012 (6)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of an interview with Bruce Greenhalgh about the experiences of Smiths Sports Shoes after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The business had to move from Moorhouse Avenue after the 4 September 2010 earthquake to Montreal Street. The 22 February 2011 earthquake then damaged their building on Montreal Street, forcing them to move again.

The Earthquake Worms

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A digitally manipulated photograph of twisted reinforcing rods amongst the rubble from the demolition of QEII. The photographer comments, "These rarely seen worms live in the pressurised earth under the foundations of buildings. They need a damp soil and be under at least 100 pounds of pressure per square inch. After the destructive force of an earthquake they swiftly rise to the surface through gaps in the rubble. Unfortunately they quickly die and then crystallise as hard as iron in the dry low pressure air".