A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to road alongside Avon River, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch City.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch.
Photograph of liquefaction and cracking on a footpath.
A large crack running across a residential street.
A crack running through a tar-sealed surface.
Cracking on the facade of the Clarendon Tower.
Cracks in a concrete path outside a house.
Cracks in a concrete path outside a house.
Crack beside the door passes through entire house
A photograph of repaired cracks on Governors Bay Road.
A photograph of repaired cracks on Governors Bay Road.
A large crack runs across Peraki Street in Kaiapoi.
Liquefaction silt and cracking in a paddock near Kaiapoi.
A photograph of repaired cracks on Governors Bay Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ground cracks out in Kaiapoi".
Cracks and liquefaction in a car park in Kaiapoi.
Cracks and buckling in a car park in Kaiapoi.
Detail of a large crack across a rural road.
A red-stickered house in Avonside. This means the house is unsafe to enter. A crack can be seen running through the lawn and a slab of concrete in the driveway has lifted up.
Structural damage to St Elmo Courts with diagonal cracks between the windows of the building. These cracks show that there has been rocking of the masonry piers which means there is no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
A photograph of a crack running across Gayhurst Road, with a line of cars in the distance. A temporary road sign indicates that the speed limit is 30 km/h in this area.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through brickwork under a window, and one side of the wall has visibly slumped, leaving a gap between the bricks and the window frame. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.