A photograph of the damaged Cranmer Courts buildings. The damaged gables are supported by bracing.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
A road closed sign in front of cordon fencing at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi.
Lois Place in Richmond, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Lois Place, Richmond - off River Rd".
Background This study examines the performance of site response analysis via nonlinear total-stress 1D wave-propagation for modelling site effects in physics-based ground motion simulations of the 2010-2011 Canterbury, New Zealand earthquake sequence. This approach allows for explicit modeling of 3D ground motion phenomena at the regional scale, as well as detailed nonlinear site effects at the local scale. The approach is compared to a more commonly used empirical VS30 (30 m time-averaged shear wave velocity)-based method for computing site amplification as proposed by Graves and Pitarka (2010, 2015), and to empirical ground motion prediction via a ground motion model (GMM).
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "This painting of the ‘Frame workshop’ 456 Colombo St. Sydenham is by artist Raymond Morris. It is one of many paintings he has done of buildings demolished in the earthquakes 2010-2011.".
A house on Avonside Drive showing damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Numerous cracks in the masonry can be seen, and several sections of brick have fallen off the walls. The building's porch has also collapsed. A pile of dried liquefaction is visible in the driveway.
A house on Avonside Drive showing damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Numerous cracks in the masonry can be seen, and several sections of brick have fallen off the walls. The building's porch has also collapsed. A pile of dried liquefaction is visible in the driveway.
A truck used to drain the septic tanks installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The truck's operator has parked it beside the Avon River on Avonside Drive while he takes a break from working.
The driveway of a section on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside that has been cracked by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. 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 earthquake.
A truck used to drain the septic tanks installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The truck's operator has parked it beside the Avon River on Avonside Drive while he takes a break from working.
The damaged Nortons building in Lyttelton is braced with wooden supports and the parapet tied to its roof with straps.
Briefing for a University of Canterbury Staff Working Bee held in a lecture theatre before the cleanup begins on campus.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote underpass. Boulder from the top of Castle Hill".
A colour photograph of the north side of the Excelsior Hotel, taken from High Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Asko Design on Victoria Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Asko Design on Victoria Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Hardie & Thomson Ltd building on Sherbourne Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Hardie & Thomson Ltd building on Sherbourne Street.
A photograph of cracks in a building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of tape along the carpet inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Recipe books fallen off a shelf in a house in Burnside. There was no other damage to the house.
Fallen bookshelf and scattered books in a postgrad common room in the Locke Building at the University of Canterbury.
A photograph of a damaged footpath captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A man walks dogs beside cracks on the grounds of Bexley Park.
Pile of bricks gathered from a fallen chimney at a residential property.
Briefing for a University of Canterbury Staff Working Bee held in a lecture theatre before the cleanup begins on campus.
A photograph of liquefaction silt captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph of tape along the carpet inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel.