
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the curb of a street in Christchurch. The curb has cracked in two places and slumped, exposing the earth beneath the grass turf.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
A photograph of liquefaction and cracks in the footpath on Avonside Road.
A photograph of cracks in a paddock near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground at the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of large cracks in a footpath near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
A photograph of liquefaction and cracks in the footpath on Avonside Road.
A photograph of a large crack in the riverbank at Porritt Park.
A photograph of cracks in the ground beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of a large crack across the road on Manchester Street.
A photograph of cracks in the ground beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground and liquefaction at Porritt Park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction in a carpark at Bexley Park.
Large cracks run through a pathway in a park near Avonside Drive.
A photograph of a crack along the facade of 217 Tuam Street.
A photograph of cracks in the footpath on Harris Crescent in Papanui.
Cracks in the ceiling and wall inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a large crack on the side of Ferry Road.
The walls in the stairwell, repaired by injecting glue into the cracks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Road cracks near Avonside Drive".
Cracks in the concrete structure of the Lichfield Street car parking building.
A photograph of cracks in the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Deep cracks in Kaiapoi".
Cracks on the road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks across the road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.