A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Christchurch National Memorial Service".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Christchurch National Memorial Service".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Christchurch National Memorial Service".
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building.
A photograph of window details on the Excelsior Hotel, taken after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An aerial photograph of Christchurch, looking over the Christchurch International Airport towards the CBD.
Abandoned property in Bexley, Christchurch.
A colour photograph of the north face of the Anderson's Building, viewed from Cashel Street taken before the earthquakes.
A colour photograph of the north side of the Excelsior Hotel, taken from High Street.
Colour photograph of cracking in the structure of St. Elmo's Courts following the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christchurch airport".
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christchurch Hospital".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Christchurch National Memorial Service (Prince William)".
Heathcote Valley school strong motion station (HVSC) consistently recorded ground motions with higher intensities than nearby stations during the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes. For example, as shown in Figure 1, for the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, peak ground acceleration at HVSC reached 1.4 g (horizontal) and 2 g (vertical), the largest ever recorded in New Zealand. Strong amplification of ground motions is expected at Heathcote Valley due to: 1) the high impedance contrast at the soil-rock interface, and 2) the interference of incident and surface waves within the valley. However, both conventional empirical ground motion prediction equations (GMPE) and the physics-based large scale ground motions simulations (with empirical site response) are ineffective in predicting such amplification due to their respective inherent limitations.
Abandoned property in Bexley, Christchurch.
A photograph of the temporary QuakeCity museum at Re:START mall.
A colour photograph of the west facade of the Excelsior Hotel, taken after the September 4th earthquake.
The Stewart Dawson building on the corner of High and Cashel Streets, in 2009 before the earthquakes.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down. Ascot TV. This has relocated further south on Colombo Street. Apparently their building on Cranford Street was also severely damaged. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the qu...
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of The New Zealand Army, along with Police, minding the cordons. This was beside The Press building, and behind the Christchurch Cathedral. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down. A second hand dealer store. This is next to Penny Lane which had to relocate down the street. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
A billboard advertising the re-opening of Christchurch Casino.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral".
A copy of Hugo Kristinsson's profile statement for the 2013 Christchurch Local Body Elections. Kristinsson ran for Christchurch Mayor during this election.
A photograph submitted by Gaynor James to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Dorset Apartments, Petersborough Street, Christchurch. Taken 24 July 2011.".
A photograph submitted by Rob to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "A rainbow over Christchurch, morning of February 22nd 2011.".
A long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".