A view down London Street in Lyttelton, looking east from Canterbury Street. To the left, the damaged Volcano Cafe can be seen, with bricks from the side wall still on the road and wire fencing around the building. A road sign reading, "Road closed" has been placed in front of the street ahead.
A video about the discovery of a historic tramline on North Avon Road. The video includes an interview with Brent Leersynder, a site engineer for SCIRT, and Steve Timpson, site foreman for SCIRT. The SCIRT team found the tramline while repairing the damaged wastewater system under North Avon Road in May.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road. The north side of the building has collapsed, and the top of the facade has crumbled onto the footpath below.
Damaged shops on the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road. The top level of the shops has collapsed onto the footpath in front where the rubble still lies. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Carlton Country Club at 1 Papanui Road in Merivale. This is the former site of the historic Carlton Hotel, built 1906, damaged by the earthquakes and demolished on 9 April 2011".
A photograph of the earthquake damage the brick fence of a house in Christchurch. Bricks from the broken fence have been stacked on the footpath in front. Liquefaction has been piled on the footpath and road cones placed in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Dallington Discount Market on the corner of Woodham Road and Gloucester Street. The side wall has collapsed onto the street. A tarpaulin has been taped over the hole as weather proofing.
A photograph of the earthquake damage the brick fence of a house in Christchurch. Bricks from the broken fence have been stacked on the footpath in front. Liquefaction has been piled on the footpath and road cones placed in front.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Road cracks along New Brighton Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Road cracks along New Brighton Road".
A sign erected on Retreat Road in Avonside by the Christchurch City Council reading, "Non-residents are asked not to enter this area. Traffic may cause further damage to roads and properties. Please respect the needs of local residents".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avondale Avenue - this piece of the street is classified as residential red zone on the left and residential green zone on the right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avondale Avenue - this piece of the street is classified as residential red zone on the left and residential green zone on the right".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Carlton Country Club at 1 Papanui Road in Merivale. This is the former site of the historic Carlton Hotel, built 1906, damaged by the earthquakes and demolished on 9 April 2011".
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets. Cordon fencing and road cones have been placed around the footpath and road to contain the demolition rubble and to keep the public away. On the fence is a sign that says 'No Entry'. 69-73 Manchester Street.
A man signals directions to a car attempting to make a u-turn on the badly damaged River Road. The road surface is cracked and buckled. The photographer comments, "More stranded cars, and rubbernecking sightseers turning around to go back the way they came".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Entrance to Avon Rowing Club, at Kerrs Reach".
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Through the car window – damaged Lyttelton road tunnel control building. April 2011.".
Damage to the Cranmer Courts, seen from behind cordon fencing and road cones. Some parts of the wall and windows has been boarded up.
A photograph of liquefaction along the footpath in front of St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The church was severely damaged during the 4 September earthquake. Tape has been placed around the building to warn people off.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 30 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to a section of retaining wall in Sumner Road. Plastic sheeting installed to stabilise previous damage and protect from water erosion is visible to the right of the photograph. Also visible in the photograph is a boarded up broken window and temporary safety ...
The paper presents preliminary findings from comprehensive research studies on the liquefaction-induced damage to buildings and infrastructure in Christchurch during the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes. It identifies key factors and mechanisms of damage to road bridges, shallow foundations of CBD buildings and buried pipelines, and highlights the implications of the findings for the seismic analysis and design of these structures.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Jeremy Dyer, proprietor of the Governors Bay Hotel, which needed extensive renovations as a result of earthquake damage".
A damaged brick building on Centaurus Road with "Danger Keep Out" tape around the property. The brick walls have cracked and broken above two of the windows and a red sticker has been placed on the front window indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Massive liquefaction on St Martins Road in St Martins, Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Massive liquefaction on St Martins Road in St Martins, Christchurch".
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings on Worcester Street. Rubble and scaffolding cover the road. The NewstalkZB building stands in the background.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Massive liquefaction on St Martins Road in St Martins, Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Chimney repair work at a house on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Damage to the road frontage in front of the Kaiapoi Fire Station".