Grant Wilson Christchurch Photograph 144

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a large crack in the riverbank at Porritt Park.

Avonside view from Dallington Terrace across River Avon showing subsidence…

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The result of the magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. Taken from Dallington Terrace looking towards Avonside Drive. Notice how the riverbank has slumped - at high tide the tree is now surrounded by water.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 059

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Cracks along the road in Avonside Drive. The riverbank has slumped towards the river, separating the land from the road and creating these cracks. Road cones warn drivers of the uneven surface. In the distance, a pile of liquefaction can be seen in front of a house.