Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 083

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A photograph of a large crack in the pavement of Gayhurst road revealing that the ground has subsided under the tarmac.

The Strange Forces that Earthquakes Create

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Liquefaction and buckled tarmac on a residential street in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "In the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch the kerb at the end of my road was pushed from both ends. This caused it to move away from the grass verge and push itself under the tarmac. The tarmac would normally have been 3 inches below the top of the kerb. Between the kerb and the grass can be seen the colour of the liquefaction that spewed out from the ground. The tarmac in the area seemed to flow downhill".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 417

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Broken pavement at the entrance to Avon Rowing Club, at Kerrs Reach".

sea of cracks

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Water front car park shattered by the earthquake. Was a very solid piece of tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 100

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 119

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 101

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 104

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 106

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 102

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 107

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 114

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Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 116

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A woman inspects the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

NicksPlace Photograph 115

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A woman inspects the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.

One Way Only

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A pothole in a road surface, showing tyre marks where a vehicle has driven through the hole. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011 burst underground pipes and liquefaction caused unseen hollows under the road surfaces. Occasionally after all the rest have been exposed by traffic someone would find 'discover' a new one".

Banks Avenue, Richmond - Photograph 18

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A portaloo sits outside a house on River Road. The road is under repair, and the tarmac has been removed leaving a gravel surface. The photographer comments, "Our old house was given a portaloo; I'm not sure why".

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 013

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People from Christchurch are transported across the tarmac of the Christchurch International Airport in buses. These people were evacuated from Christchurch in the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Hercules after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.