A photograph of the damaged Cranmer Courts buildings. The damaged gables are supported by straps and bracing.
Damage to the roof of the church hall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, cordoned off with security fencing.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
A woman inspects the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Shipping containers protecting the street from an unstable building on Madras Street. Cracks can be seen in the wall of the building.
Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.
Liquefaction silt in the forecourt of the Challenge petrol station on the corner of Creswell Avenue and New Brighton Road.
A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Corner of Morris St and Avonside Drive".
A house on Acland Avenue in Avonside that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The house's front garden has become overgrown and weeds have grown up through the cracks in its driveway. Its chimneys have collapsed and have been weather proofed with tarpaulins.
This paper presents on-going challenges in the present paradigm shift of earthquakeinduced ground motion prediction from empirical to physics-based simulation methods. The 2010-2011 Canterbury and 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes are used to illustrate the predictive potential of the different methods. On-going efforts on simulation validation and theoretical developments are then presented, as well as the demands associated with the need for explicit consideration of modelling uncertainties. Finally, discussion is also given to the tools and databases needed for the efficient utilization of simulated ground motions both in specific engineering projects as well as for near-real-time impact assessment.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Wandering around Bexley early on Sept 4th.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The petrol station in Bexley, Sept 4th.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Tree collapse on the Avon, Sept 4th.".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Wandering around Bexley early on Sept 4th.".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Asko Design and Mod's Hairdressing on Victoria Street.
A photograph of a damaged footpath captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph of a car, crushed by falling masonry, on Lichfield Street.
A photograph of furniture outside the Asko Design store on Victoria Street.
A photograph of cracks in the Groovy Glasses Building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of a building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of Johnson's Grocers on Colombo Street with tape draped around the building.
A photograph of a road over the Greendale fault line which has shifted laterally.
A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Blackwells Department Store'.
A photograph of a road over the Greendale fault line which has shifted laterally.