An abandoned residential property at 1 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front lawn is overgrown and weeds are growing through the cracks in the driveway.
A photograph of major damage to a road in Darfield. UC geology student Dan Hills is standing in the crack to illustrate how deep it is.
A photograph of major damage to a road in Darfield. UC geology student Dan Hills is standing in the crack to illustrate how deep it is.
A drain in an apartment driveway which has broken away from the curb during the shaking, and has a crack now visible on the left side.
Cars slow for road works on Lineside Road, outside Kaiapoi, near the intersection with Revells Road. A truck is dumping gravel to fill cracks in the road surface.
Cracks in the front of a building on Madras Street. In the foreground is a shipping container placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street, showing cracks in the corners of the building.
Damage to the Lyttelton Port. A concrete slab has separated from the pavement. A crack has opened up and bricks at the edge are falling in.
An abandoned residential property at 2 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds have grown through the cracks in the driveway and around the front of the house.
A house on Avonside Drive with cracks in its foundations and the interior wall of its porch as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen".
Damage to the back of a building in Cashel Mall. The upper storey has collapsed, and large cracks run through the lower part of the building.
Damage to the backs of buildings in Cashel Mall. The upper storeys have partially collapsed, and large cracks run through the lower parts of the buildings.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. Missing brick work and cracks can be seen at the top of the of Dick Smith building.
Police tape cordons off large cracks in the road beside large piles of liquefaction dug from people's houses on a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks between concrete slabs in a pathway beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi show how the land has slumped towards the river.
Large cracks run across Avonside Drive, marked off with road cones. In the foreground is a temporary road sign showing a road works symbol with "on side road" written beneath.
An abandoned residential property at 16 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and a window has been vandalised with graffiti.
A photograph of the Rendezvous Hotel taken from the site of a demolished building on Manchester Street. Cracks can be seen around the windows of the tower.
A damaged substation on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. The crack runs through the brickwork on the upper right-hand side and some of the bricks are missing.
A close-up view of damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. Cracks in the brickwork can be seen.
Cracks on the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Bracing has been placed against the facade to support the building and limit further damage from aftershocks.
Road cones along the side of Halswell Road where the road has been repaired and sealed after slumping. There are still cracks in the footpath and curb.
A photograph of the Rendezvous Hotel taken from the site of a demolished building on Manchester Street. Cracks can be seen around the windows of the tower.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office taking photographs of the lateral shifting and cracks in a road after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks. The photographer comments, "The concrete patio is broken into big slabs".
A view through a safety fence to the damaged Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi. Severe cracks in the building's foundations can be seen, and the front decking has sagged.
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Large cracks in the footpath in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. River Rd subsidence".
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.