Detail of a damaged building in Christchurch Central. Bit of broken furniture, fabric and brick rubble can be seen.
View down the side of a damaged residential property, where parts of the wall and building rubble has fallen.
Two days after the 22 February 2011 M6.3 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, three of the authors conducted a transect of the central city, with the goal of deriving an estimate of building damage levels. Although smaller in magnitude than the M7.1 4 September 2010 Darfield earthquake, the ground accelerations, ground deformation and damage levels in Christchurch central city were more severe in February 2011, and the central city was closed down to the general public. Written and photographic notes of 295 buildings were taken, including construction type, damage level, and whether the building would likely need to be demolished. The results of the transect compared favourably to Civil Defence rapid assessments made over the following month. Now, more than one year and two major aftershocks after the February 2011 earthquake these initial estimates are compared to the current demolition status to provide an updated understanding of the state of central Christchurch.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 November 2012 entitled, "Forlorn Farmers".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 December 2012 entitled, "Demolition Drumming".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 December 2012 entitled, "Memories of Mother".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 5 January 2012 entitled, "A quilt for Jeremy and Eva".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 March 2012 entitled, "Benefits of a giant sort out.....".
A photograph of detail of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of damage in a residential street. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".
A photograph of a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".
A photograph of a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".
A photograph of a damaged retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Maffeys Road, McCormacks Bay".
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
A photograph of a damaged retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Maffeys Road, McCormacks Bay".
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage.
A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre.
Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.
A story submitted by Phil Bell to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Philip Cockburn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Tommaso to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Trisha Gwatkin to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Karena to the QuakeStories website.
Damaged footpath outside a house in a residential area. Next to the fence is a road cone decorated with coloured tinsel.
Wilsons carpark on Peterborough Street behind cordon fence, with damaged buildings in the background. Sign on fence reads "Extreme danger, keep out".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Governors Bay Hotel, which needed extensive renovations as a result of earthquake damage".
Damage to a row of residential properties. Brick has fallen from some secton and covered up with a timber board.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Flowers have been put on the fence in front of the cathedral.