Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 007

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Honey jars on a shelf in a shop. A hand-written note attached to the shelf reads, "Earthquake? Don't stand here!!".

Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 001

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Recipe books fallen off a shelf in a house in Burnside. There was no other damage to the house.

UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 106

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a bookcase in the Civil Suite at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The photograph was taken on the day when the staff were allowed to return to the building. The shelves of the bookcase have been removed, exposing damage along the sides where they knocked against the back panel. Some books have been left on the bottom shelf.