
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
A photograph of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church with cracking to the front facade.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road, showing the tar stretched across a crack.
The Whitcoulls Building in Cashel Mall with cracks in the brickwork around the windows.
A close up of a crack running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Cracks and liquefaction in the playing fields and car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Cracks in the road on Avonside Drive".
Cracks in a footpath in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through a brick wall.
Spray painted marks on the footpath outside the Casino indicating cracks and uneven surfaces.
An army truck travelling down a gravel road in Avonside. To the right is a digger which has been used to fix the road.
The damaged Mona Vale Homestead. The brickwork on the corner has cracked and partly collapsed.
The roof of St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. Masonry has tumbled into the building, tearing a hole in the roof and exposing the inside of the church.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The damaged Mona Vale Homestead. The brickwork on the corner has cracked and partly collapsed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive footpath".
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds. 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.
A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a driveway on Glenarm Terrace. A large hole in the foreground has had a road cone placed inside it. Other large cracks and liquefaction can bee seen. A man in overalls has parked his van next to the damage.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Ruben Blades on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets. The front and top-half of the building have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto Manchester Street. There are also substantial cracks in the Lichfield Street facade.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's School in Dallington. Large cracks can be seen in the surface of the asphalt. Silt from liquefaction is visible in front of the school buildings. Tape has been placed on the building to keep people away.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Caffe Roma on Oxford Terrace. Part of the top of the facade has collapsed, and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath below. Cracks have appeared on the left side of the building and some of the windows have smashed.