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sand volcano in our front lawn
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sand volcano
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This one was really flowing out of the ground.
7.1 earthquake rocks Canterbury
Articles, Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The earthquake which struck at 4.35 a.m. on a Saturday morning was felt by many people in the South Island and southern North Island. There was considerable damage in central Canterbury, especially in Christchurch, but no loss of life.
sand volcano in a Wyn Street lawn
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Rydal Park sand volcano
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These were scattered across the park.
sand volcano
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Robbie watches a sand volcano smother his driveway.
Footpath cracks next to Rydal Park.
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Sand volcanoes put the silt all over the road.
sand volcano in our front lawn
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The earthquake knocked over the bird bath.
sand volcano
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Debra points at the beginnings of a sand volcano not long after the big earthquake.
sand volcano crater
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An usual thing to see coming from the ground in Hoon Hay, Christchurch.
A new crack in the footpath in Rydal Park.
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Cracks in the roads and foot paths were surprisingly hard to find given the strength of the earthquake.
sand volcano
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Laura, Nicola, and Debra watch a sand volcano build in the Wyn Street gutter.
sand volcano
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(I righted the bird bath after the initial earthquake. None of the after-shocks were sufficient to knock it over again.)
Cockatiel down!
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Bruce and his cage were sitting on top of the small wooden table on the right before the earthquake. He was understandably alarmed.
Robbie and his new lawn feature
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One of the many sand volcanos erupting from the ground after the Christchurch earthquake.
the day after
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Cleaning up the silt and sand from Hoon Hay properties. Here Laura, Robbie, and Ronny are part of the clean-up crew on Wyn Street.
sand volcano
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And, yes, the newspaper always gets through! The Press newspapers were delivered in our area of Hoon Hay in the hours after the earthquake.
ELM Offices Level 7 Library - Photograph 13
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A member of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team in their temporary office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. South view over trees to the hills".
this wasn't here when we left
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Laura and Max return to Christchurch from their holiday in California and inspect the earthquake-caused sand volcano in their front lawn.
Castle Rock scarred
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The magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake broke off an enormous chunk of Castle Rock in the Port Hills which has tumbled down towards the Lyttelton tunnel. View from Morgan's Valley (-43.578037° 172.714828°).
earthquake kink
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Telegraph Road was a straight road before the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The fault ran right through here and now the road has a dramatic kink in it.
ELM Offices Level 7 Library - Photograph 06
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The University of Canterbury's E-Learning team's temporary office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. Common area. How will we make use of this large open area? Our offices are behind the glass wall, facing south".
Sand volcanos cover Rydal Street
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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.
neighbours survey the sand volcanos
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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.
Christchurch earthquake
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The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down. Ascot TV. This has relocated further south on Colombo Street. Apparently their building on Cranford Street was also severely damaged. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the qu...
Rydal Street sand volcanos
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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.
sand volcano tours
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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!"