A photograph of a car parked in a driveway. The car has been crushed by a collapsed brick wall.
The remains of a brick boundary wall which has collapsed and fallen in the garden of a property in Christchurch.
Damage to the Edgeware Law building on Colombo Street. A brick wall has collapsed into the carpark exposing a bathroom.
Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Tree collapse on the Avon, SeptĀ 4th.".
Damage to the Repertory Theatre on Kilmore Street after the 4th of September earthquake. The front wall has collapsed onto the street.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Blade Runners Hair Design on Hills Road in Edgeware. The veranda collapsed during the 4 September earthquake, bringing down the parapet as well.
A collapsed wall above the windows of a brick house on Centaurus Road. Bricks have fallen into the building and left a hole.
A chimney collapsed and fallen from a house in Cracroft, now lying on the lawn. It has taken the satellite dish with it.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
Cracks in the front of a building on Madras Street. In the foreground is a shipping container placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
A photograph of a man and woman stopping to look at a collapsed house on Worcester Boulevard. Fire damage can be seen on the house next door.
The basement of a building in Kaiapoi, the ceiling collapsed in the corner. The top two stories of the building were structurally compromised and have been demolished.
Damage to a residential property on Chichester Street in Pines Beach, after the September 4th earthquake. "Danger Keep Out" tape bars off entry to the collapsing side of the house.
A photograph of a damaged retaining wall of a garden. The wall has collapsed and is lying on the ground. Two cracks can be seen in the middle.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has partially collapsed. The photographer comments, "The chimney above our bedroom crumbled - glad it didn't come down in one piece".