
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Deep cracks in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Trices and Ellesmere Road corner crack".
A large crack in the road surface in Kaiapoi, surrounded by liquefaction.
St Elmo Courts. X cracks grew after this mornings Shallow 5.1
St Elmo Courts. X cracks grew after this mornings Shallow 5.1
These cracks would worry me but apparently the building is generally Ok.
St Elmo Courts. Crack along the length of the 4th floor
These cracks would worry me but apparently the building is generally Ok.
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 volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing outside St Paul's School on Gayhurst Road. There are cracks in the asphalt in front, and liquefaction on the ground.
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington. Liquefaction silt can also be seen. Police tape has been draped across the entrance of the building to the left.
A photograph of a crack in a wall of Room 212 in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury when staff were let in after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Looking across the faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake originated. Note how much the previously straight fence is now out of alignment.
Looking across the faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake originated. Note how much the previously straight fence is now out of alignment.
A photograph of cracks in the road on Evans Avenue in New Brighton.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction around a lamp post at Bexley park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction around a lamp post at Bexley park.
Damage to the Baptist Church on Oxford Terrace. Cracks in the roof facade.
A photograph of spray paint marking a crack on a road in Darfield.
A photograph of a crack in a paddock on the Greendale fault line.
A large crack runs across the entrance driveway to Murphy Park in Kaiapoi.
Detail of the cracking in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
A photograph of a crack in a paddock on the Greendale fault line.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Damage to the Baptist Church on Oxford Terrace. Cracks in the roof facade.
Large cracks in the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks in the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.