
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. Cracks can be seen between the windows of the building and wire fencing has been placed around the bottom as a cordon. Two workers in hard hats in visibility vests are examining the building from street level.
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St.
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
A photograph of liquefaction and cracks in the footpath on Avonside Road.
A photograph of cracks in a paddock near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground at the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of large cracks in a footpath near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
A photograph of liquefaction and cracks in the footpath on Avonside Road.
A photograph of a large crack in the riverbank at Porritt Park.
A photograph of cracks in the ground beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of a large crack across the road on Manchester Street.
A photograph of cracks in the ground beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground and liquefaction at Porritt Park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
Large cracks run through a pathway in a park near Avonside Drive.
A photograph of cracks in the footpath on Harris Crescent in Papanui.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Road cracks near Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Deep cracks in Kaiapoi".
Cracks on the road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks across the road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks across the road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks in a road in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A video showing a crack running across Avonside Drive near Kerrs Reach.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.