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Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Damage to carriageway caused by burst water main which burst during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

Steel frames are being used to shore the unstable facade of the St John the Baptist Church at Latimer Square while the building is being repaired and strengthened following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.

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Damage to the St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Leeston suffered during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.

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Hehehe ..... did the surveyors get the road setout wrong? This previously straight road is now kinked across this previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake originated.

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Hehehe ..... did the surveyors get the road setout wrong? This previously straight road is now kinked across this previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake originated.

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The farmers in this area swore that this road was straight when they were returning from the pub on Friday 3 September 2010, the night before the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck.

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The farmers in this area swore that this road was straight when they were returning from the pub on Friday 3 September 2010, the night before the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck.

Experts say larger earthquake could hit South Island

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks.

Earthquake damage in Christchurch

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A common scene around Christchurch, following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the city on Saturday September 4, 2010 at around 4:33am. The shake left many roads cracked, buildings demolished, and flooding in the streets.

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The St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Leeston was cordoned off due to damage suffered during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.

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The St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Leeston was cordoned off due to damage suffered during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.

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The farmer swore that his fence was erected in a straingt line, but mother nature had other ideas! Aftermath of the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake at the previously unknown faultline along which the quake originated.

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The farmer swore that his hedge was planted in a straingt line, but mother nature had other ideas! Aftermath of the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake at the previously unknown faultline along which the quake originated.

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The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010 broke the tip of the spire of the St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Leeston

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The farmer swore that his fence was erected in a straingt line, but mother nature had other ideas! Aftermath of the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake at the previously unknown faultline along which the quake originated.