Shows singer Elvis Presley wearing '2010' dark glasses and singing 'I'm all shook up!' Context - The Christchurch earthquake of 4 September 2010 and aftershocks which are continuing into 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
This building at the corner of Barbadoes Street / St Asaph Street was so badly damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010 that it had to be demolished
A couple are woken by loud thuds, rumbles and crashes. A woman leaps up in bed in a panic saying 'My God! Not another aftershock!' Her husband says 'Nah! Another flamin' haka!' A newspaper on the bed has a headline that reads 'World Cup in full swing.' Context: The World Cup began on Friday 9th September and ends on 23 October. People in Christchurch are still regularly jolted by aftershocks to the earthquakes of September 2010 and February and June 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
In the early morning of 4th September 2010 the region of Canterbury, New Zealand, was subjected to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The epicentre was located near the town of Darfield, 40 km west of the city of Christchurch. This was the country’s most damaging earthquake since the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake (GeoNet, 2010). Since 4th September 2010 the region has been subjected to thousands of aftershocks, including several more damaging events such as a magnitude 6.3 aftershock on 22nd February 2011. Although of a smaller magnitude, the earthquake on 22nd February produced peak ground accelerations in the Christchurch region three times greater than the 4th September earthquake and in some cases shaking intensities greater than twice the design level (GeoNet, 2011; IPENZ, 2011). While in September 2010 most earthquake shaking damage was limited to unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, in February all types of buildings sustained damage. Temporary shoring and strengthening techniques applied to buildings following the Darfield earthquake were tested in February 2011. In addition, two large aftershocks occurred on 13th June 2011 (magnitudes 5.7 and 6.2), further damaging many already weakened structures. The damage to unreinforced and retrofitted clay brick masonry buildings in the 4th September 2010 Darfield earthquake has already been reported by Ingham and Griffith (2011) and Dizhur et al. (2010b). A brief review of damage from the 22nd February 2011 earthquake is presented here
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 9 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she would have preferred being in the control group".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 28 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which the 'have I or haven't I?' saga continues".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 15 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she should not be asked to make important decisions".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Relieved homeowners: Michael and wife Fiona Charles are extremely relieved to know Contact has reversed all line fees that have accrued since the 4 September earthquake and any disconnection and reconnection fees".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker (right) talks to media about architectural plans for Christchurch's rebuild following the September 4th earthquake. From left, architects Richard Dalman and Ian Athfield with Mayor Bob Parker".
Scaffolding erected around St Pauls Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets to enable repairs to be made to the building. The church was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Scaffolding erected around St Pauls Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets to enable repairs to be made to the building. The church was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Scaffolding erected around St Pauls Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets to enable repairs to be made to the building. The church was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Scaffolding erected around St Pauls Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets to enable repairs to be made to the building. The church was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A building on Lichfield Street next to Poplar Lane. The top of the building crumbled onto the street during the 4 September earthquake, crushing a car. The inner walls are now visible on the top storey.
A woman looking in though the window of an empty house on Avonside Drive. The overgrown lawn indicates that the house has been unoccupied for some time as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 28 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which the 'have I or haven't I?' saga continues".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 9 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she would have preferred being in the control group".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
A photograph submitted by Francis Vallance to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The gate of the Convent of Mercy, Lyttelton. The convent was destroyed in the September 2010 earthquake as this earlier image shows".
Damage to Dallington Discount Market on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road, the facade of which has collapsed during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The building has been cordoned off with a safety fence.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 15 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she should not be asked to make important decisions".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The steeple was removed after the September earthquake. The future of church is unclear, but the church hall has been demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The steeple was removed after the September earthquake. The future of church is unclear, but the church hall has been demolished".
A photograph of the Frogmore gift store on Victoria Street, still open after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the distance, rubble can be seen on the footpath, and wire fencing is cordoning off the buildings.
Workers survey a street in Avonside where there are large cracks, piles of liquefaction dug up from people's houses, fenced off portions of the street and an army vehicle parked, after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph captioned, "After the September earthquake, it was more a simple case of something gets broken and it gets repaired. Then came February, and June as well, and suddenly it's just not so straightforward anymore".
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office organising supplies in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a kitchen with food and drinks for the emergency management personnel at a temporary Civil Defence headquarters. The headquarters was set up at the Mainland Foundation Ballpark after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a crack in a wall of Room 212 in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury when staff were let in after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Arts Centre. The plywood on the top of the gable was placed there after the 4 September 2010 earthquake but the bricks below collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The partially collapsed St. Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets. Scaffolding erected around the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has collapsed on to the Madras Street footpath.