Looking along this previously unknown faultline that runs through this paddock, note how the ground had heaved and subsided; magnitude 7.1 earthquake in mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The faultline cuts across Telegraph Road, leaving a kink in its originally straight alignment; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This shop caught fire when power restored caused sparks that ignited leaking gas, in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
The quake-damaged facade of the Baptist Church at the Kilmore Street / Madras Street intersection being propped up while repairs are in progress.
The quake-damaged facade of the Baptist Church at the Kilmore Street / Madras Street intersection being propped up while repairs are in progress.
None
None
None
None
None
None
Cracked wall
Timber storage Cranford St
None
None
Timber Mill being condemed.
None
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Some of the recent aftershocks located around Banks Peninsula since the 7.1 earthquake have resulted in renewed hot springs activity with the distinct sulphurous smells being the result of deep seated water reaching the surface. Known hot springs are located at Motukarara, Rapaki Bay, Heathcote Valley, and Purau. You can see here a small man-ma...