A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Woodham Road. The house has come off its foundations as the bricks wall have crumbled, spilling onto the footpath in front. Road cones have been placed along the street to warn road users.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the former St Albans Library on Colombo Street. Parts of the walls have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the pavement. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house. Large cracks have formed in between the bricks in the wall of the house. There is also a large crack on the left side of the second storey where the column has shifted.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Churchills Pub on the corner of Colombo and Battersea Street. Large sections of the outer walls of the pub have crumbled and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road in front.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The front walls of the building have crumbled, and the bricks and wood have fallen onto the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. The outer wall of the second storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath. Several cars have been crushed by the falling rubble.
Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. I think it's broken".
An exposed brick wall left after the demolition of the adjoining building. The internal wooden structure and cabling can now be seen.
A building where the brick walls have crumbled has been cordoned off. Handwritten notes and poems in a heart shape adorns the fence.
A portaloo in Cranmer Square. In the background is a damaged property where the brick wall has crumbled, revealing the internal structures.
Earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Scaffolding has been placed around the building.
Detail of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Wooden bracing supports the building.
The badly damaged Carlton Hotel. One wall of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the rooms within, and bricks litter the footpath below.
Earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Scaffolding has been placed around the building.
Detail of damage around a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure.
Detail of a section of the brick wall on the Weston House which has crumbled. Cordon fencing has been erected around the property.
Damage to the rear of the Ballantynes building, seen from Tuam Street. Bricks along the top of the wall have collapsed.
A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed.
Flooding and liquefaction surround a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls of the house, exposing the wooden framework beneath.
Detail of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the inside rooms. Scaffolding has been placed around the building.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick side wall has completely collapsed, and the front of the lower storey is on a significant lean.
The backs of a row of damaged brick buildings in the CBD. Large sections of wall have fallen from several buildings, and rubble litters the ground.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A empty lot left after the demolition of a building. The brick wall on the adjoining building has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A red-stickered house where a section of the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house. Seen through the cordon fence.
A sign on the ground next to a exposed brick wall outside the former site for Piko Wholefoods. It reads "Piko. 248 Stanmore. Open".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Bealey Avenue. The outer wall of the house has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath in front. In the background, the bathroom has been exposed, and a window is lying in the bath tub.