Damage to a property in the CBD. Cracking can be seen along the roof and footpath, and the garage in the right background looks distorted.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
The Hereford Street office of Brendon Burns, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central. Thin cracks can be seen in the front of the building.
Cracks in the interior wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Sections of plaster have chipped off to reveal the stone and brickwork underneath.
Damage to a building in Bedford Row. One wall has collapsed, and there are large cracks in the brickwork of the other visible wall.
Cracking in the plaster of the internal structure of St Elmo Courts. A chunk of plaster has broken away to reveal the bricks underneath.
A photograph of the house at 390 Oxford Terrace. Grass and other weeds have grown up through the cracks between the pavers in front.
Large cracks on Fitzgerald Avenue, closing one side of the road. Road cones have been used to indicate two lanes on the other side.
The Hereford Street office of Brendon Burns, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central. Thin cracks can be seen in the front of the building.
A photograph of cracks in the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on Armagh Street. Below, USAR codes have been spray painted on the building.
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the hall plaster walls and the decorative arch".
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets. There is extensive cracking in the brickwork, and wooden bracing supports the walls.
A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction in a crack in a gravel driveway beside a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction in back yard".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the hall plaster walls and the decorative arch".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the hall plaster walls and the decorative arch".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the hall plaster walls and the decorative arch".
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.
Damage to the Library Chambers (former Christchurch Public Library) where cracks are clearly visible on the brick walls. The footpath around the building has been cordoned off.
A man inspects damage to his garden. Liquefaction and cracking can be seen on the path and lawn. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading and liquefaction".
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.
Mansonry fence toppled by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Shop parapet toppled in the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Shop parapet toppled in the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Glass windows shattered in the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Chimney stack toppled in the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Mansonry fence toppled by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.