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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of closed shops on Gloucester Street. Windows are broken and the entranceway of Kosco Asian Supermarket has been boarded up with plywood. There is shattered glass on the footpath.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A sign on a shop window in the CBD reads, "Due to unforseen circumstances we are closed. We will endeavour to open ASAP. Be safe!". Collapsed buildings can be seen reflected in the window glass.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the entrance to Cathedral Junction on Worcester Street. The facade of the building to the right has almost completely fallen away, and shops on the left side have been cordoned off.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of shops on Colombo Street, closed after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. USAR codes have been spray painted on the doors of the stores and bricks along the footpath have been upturned.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to a building in Victoria Street. Part of the facade has fallen, and the rest is leaning forward and in danger of falling onto the road below. The photographer comments, "Shops in Victoria St, facades leaning forward over footpath".

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled into the street, exposing the inside of the building. Steel and wooden bracing is keeping the ceiling up.