Search

Sand volcanos cover Rydal Street

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

This has made a huge mess for the residents to clean up. I heard on the news that homes have been damaged by subsidence in areas of earthquake-caused liquefaction like this.

Footpath cracks next to Rydal Park.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Sand volcanoes put the silt all over the road.

It would have been a glorious Spring day in Christchurch had it not been for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4:30 am. All the water and silt you can see covering the street in this photo erupted from the ground following the earthquake.

this wasn't here when we left

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Laura and Max return to Christchurch from their holiday in California and inspect the earthquake-caused sand volcano in their front lawn.

Earthquake damage - bridge

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City) NZ. Damage to bridge on Spencerville Road crossing the Lower Styx river.

20100906-114504.jpg

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

Lone Star pre Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PWS-2010-12-09-05565

Lone Star pre Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PWS-2010-12-09-05555

Lone Star pre Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PWS-2010-12-09-05554

removing the chimney

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The chimney busted right through the wooden beam holding up the roof. I'm told it may an alarming noise.

sand volcano tours

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Yes, it was a joke. The tours, that is, not the yard filled with earthquake-caused sand volcanos. They were very real. You can see one covering the driveway in this photo. The signs read as follows. "Tours run 1/2 hourly. $5.25 admission. Eftpos unavailable." "If you think this is bad... you should see the back!"

A new crack in the footpath in Rydal Park.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Cracks in the roads and foot paths were surprisingly hard to find given the strength of the earthquake.

OpShop's Jason Kerrison

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Band Together - Concert for Canterbury www.bandtogetherforcanterbury.co.nz 23rd October 2010 Free concrete in Hagley Park following the 4th September 2010 earthquake

the jolt opened most kitchen cupboard doors

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

20100906-155229.jpg

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

20100906-113752.jpg

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

20100906-114447.jpg

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

20100906-120600.jpg

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

20100906-120431.jpg

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

None

Lone Star pre Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PWS-2010-12-09-05564

Lone Star pre Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PWS-2010-12-09-05557

Lone Star pre Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PWS-2010-12-09-05559

neighbours survey the sand volcanos

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Lots of people were out and about in the streets checking on everyone after the earthquake. When it was clear that everyone was OK, the sand volcanos became the feature of interest.