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 in the road on Evans Avenue in New Brighton.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction around a lamp post at Bexley park.
A photograph of cracks and liquefaction around a lamp post at Bexley park.
Damage to the Baptist Church on Oxford Terrace. Cracks in the roof facade.
A photograph of spray paint marking a crack on a road in Darfield.
A photograph of a crack in a paddock on the Greendale fault line.
A large crack runs across the entrance driveway to Murphy Park in Kaiapoi.
A close up of cracks running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
Detail of the cracking in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
Cracks in the gutter around a stormwater drain on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of a crack in a paddock on the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of a person peering into a large crack on Avonside Drive.
A building on Oxford Terrace with a large crack running down the middle.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A house on Avonside Drive showing large cracks in its foundations and siding.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Cracking in the plaster around a doorway inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A crack in the concrete wall of a block of shops in Kaiapoi.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of a crack in the floor of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
Damage to the Baptist Church on Oxford Terrace. Cracks in the roof facade.
Large cracks in the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks in the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks along the ground in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.