Cracks in the driveway of a building on Hood Avenue in Pines Beach, after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the bank of the Avon River along Cambridge Terrace after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The base of a house in on Charles Street in Kaiapoi showing cracks in its foundations and garden path.
A cliff above Redcliffs. Above it is a breeze-block building with broken windows and cracks in its masonry.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A large crack and fallen stonework are visible under the dome.
Cracks in the brickwork around one of the windows of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A girl sits in a crack in the road near Avonside Drive".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the north side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
Photo taken Jan 2011 - the cracks in the front of the building get a little bigger with each aftershock.
Contractors conferring near the Anzac Drive Bridge in New Brighton.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A photograph of cracks in the brickwork of a bridge at the corner of Sabys Road and Trices Road in Halswell.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Cracks in the parapet of a building on Tuam Street. Steel reinforcement can be seen sticking out of the front wall.
Damage to a brick building. Earthquake-strengthening ties have prevented the gable end from collapsing, but large cracks are still visible.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Cracks in an internal wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of a section of road lying on the Greendale Fault line which has cracked due to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the distance, police tape and cones have been used to close off the road.
A photograph of a section of road lying on the Greendale Fault line which has shifted considerably and cracked due to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the distance, police tape and cones have been used to close off the road.
A photograph of a fence on the Greendale Fault line which has shifted considerably due to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Police tape and cones have been placed across the road to close it off.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Slumping near the Avon River on Avonside Drive".
A photograph of the Devon Hotel on Armagh Street with cordon tape draped across the front. The closest chimney is cracked.
Contractors conferring on the Anzac Drive Bridge in New Brighton. In the background, an excavator is lifting a piece of metal to place on one of the bridge's lamp posts.