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A photograph of liquefaction silt captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0132

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A photograph of liquefaction silt captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0135

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0133

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0152

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 47

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Footprints in liquefaction silt on the side of a residential street. The photographer comments, "Silt has accumulated everywhere".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 065

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A sign on Robson Avenue warning the public of "Low Power Lines". The power poles sank during the earthquake due to liquefaction destabilising the ground underneath.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0155

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0148

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0136

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

Sand volcanos cover Rydal Street

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This has made a huge mess for the residents to clean up. I heard on the news that homes have been damaged by subsidence in areas of earthquake-caused liquefaction like this.

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Extensive damage caused by liquefaction in Bracken Street, Avonside. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in front of this house. After the earthquake, many people had to dig this silt out of their properties and place it on the road to be collected.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0151

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2010 photograph 003

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A typical "sand volcano" 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.

Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 046

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A photograph of an earthquake damaged road in Christchurch. Road cones, cracks, and the remants of liquefaction can be seen on the road. There is a queue of traffic along the street.