A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
A damaged section of road is cordoned off with road cones on a residential street in Christchurch.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below.
Detail of the Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi, showing how the building has moved away from its balcony.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club post-earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Creyke Road, Ilam. Post earthquake".
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.
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the section of roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the section of roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
A section of the footpath on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside that has been covered in dirt. Behind it is one of the septic tanks that were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the photocopy template for the Christchurch City Council's green sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that 'no structural or other safety hazards' were found.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The garage of Bev Dickson's home of 45 years shows the impact of the liquefaction which meant that Bev has not lived there since September 2010. The property is located at 25 Tasman Place in Horseshoe Lake".
An article from the Media Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand Volume 14, Number 1. The article is titled, "Heroic Radio: a study of radio responses in the immediate aftermath of the September 2010 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand". It was written by Ruth Zanker.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The garage of Bev Dickson's home of 45 years shows the impact of the liquefaction which meant that Bev has not lived there since September 2010. The property is located at 25 Tasman Place in Horseshoe Lake".
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside showing cracks from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The edges of the footpath above it have fallen away, and the gutter has filled with the loose gravel which was used to fill pot holes in the road.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of liquefaction silt captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club post-earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".