A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the curb of a street in Christchurch. The curb has cracked in two places and slumped, exposing the earth beneath the grass turf.
A large crack runs across the entrance driveway to Murphy Park in Kaiapoi.
Detail of the cracking in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
Cracks in the gutter around a stormwater drain on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of a person peering into a large crack on Avonside Drive.
A building on Oxford Terrace with a large crack running down the middle.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A house on Avonside Drive showing large cracks in its foundations and siding.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Cracking in the plaster around a doorway inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A crack in the concrete wall of a block of shops in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of a crack in the floor of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of Moira Fraser standing in a large crack on Avonside Drive.
A footpath on Avonside Drive showing cracking from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A footpath on Avonside Drive showing cracking from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Cracks in the plaster on the ceiling of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road.
Cracks in the parapet of the Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street.
A large crack in the side of the Harbour Light Theatre in Lyttelton.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Brannigan's building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Many of the windows down the centre of the building have broken. There are also cracks in the panels beneath many of the windows.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Woodham Road near the intersection with Carnarvon Street. The white line in the centre of the road now wavers due to the tar seal buckling. Road cones have been placed over cracks in the road to warn road users.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street. The bottom right section of the building has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath below. Large cracks have formed between the windows of the building.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the road seal on Avonside Drive from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Cracks in the road seal on Avonside Drive from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.