A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A damaged chimney on a house on Papanui Road.
A damaged chimney on a house on Papanui Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Road damage following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damaged roads following Canterbury's earthquake".
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damaged road following Canterbury's earthquake".
Fallen bricks from a damaged dairy on Edgeware Road.
A photograph taken from Kanniga's Thai Food on Papanui Road showing the damage to the Carlton Hotel on the other side of the road.
A photograph taken from Kanniga's Thai Food on Papanui Road showing the damage to the Carlton Hotel on the other side of the road.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to Lois Place, photographed from River Road".
Prestons Road, Christchurch. People queuing for fuel back to Grimseys Road and the Styx Mill Overbridge
Prestons Road, Christchurch. People queuing for fuel back to Grimseys Road and the Styx Mill Overbridge
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the factory building at 5 Olliviers Street.
On 14 November 2016 a magnitude Mw 7.8 earthquake struck the upper South Island of New Zealand with effects also being observed in the capital city, Wellington. The affected area has low population density but is the largest wine production region in New Zealand and also hosts the main national highway and railway routes connecting the country’s three largest cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, with Marlborough Port in Picton providing connection between the South and North Islands. These transport facilities sustained substantial earthquake related damage, causing major disruptions. Thousands of landslides and multiple new faults were counted in the area. The winery facilities and a large number of commercial buildings and building components (including brick masonry veneers, historic masonry construction, and chimneys), sustained damage due to the strong vertical and horizontal acceleration. Presented herein are field observations undertaken the day immediately after the earthquake, with the aim to document earthquake damage and assess access to the affected area.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Woodham Road near the intersection with Carnarvon Street. The white line in the centre of the road now wavers due to the tar seal buckling. Road cones have been placed over cracks in the road to warn road users.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the House of Travel building on the corner of Papanui and Leinster Roads, taken from inside a car.