A man pushes a wheelbarrow full of liquefaction silt in Black Street in Kaiapoi. A small sinkhole is visible in the foreground.
Paradise ducks search for food among 'sand volcanoes' in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside a building in the Christchurch central city. Silt and water from liquefaction has covered large sections of the concrete floor.
A misaligned brick wall in front of a property with silt still piled up around it. During the earthquake, liquefaction drove silt to the surface where it erupted out of the ground like a volcano and formed a pile like the one seen here.
Part of the forecourt at the Shell Shirley petrol station has lifted above the rest, after the underground petrol tanks were pushed upwards by liquefaction. Liquefaction silt covers the lower part of the forecourt. The photographer comments, "Tanks at Shell Shirley floated out of the ground".
Two ducks in the driveway of 22 Waygreen Avenue. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction and has partly flooded.
Fallen rocks from a landscape feature in front of an apartment building on Ferry Road. Liquefaction silt can be seen on the driveway.
The land and houses close to the Avon River have been badly damaged. Many road and footpaths are covered in silt from liquefaction.
The land and houses close to the Avon River have been badly damaged. Many road and footpaths are covered in silt from liquefaction.
A row of apartments on Armagh Street. At the end of the car park, a pile of silt from liquefaction can be seen.
The road and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction in a residential area. A portaloo stands at the front of the house.
An abandoned residential property at 8 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 5A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section and footpath is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A flooded footpath and a damaged pipe outside 38 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. 'Sand for sale!!' sign on a pile of liquefaction silt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. 'Sand for sale!!' sign on a pile of liquefaction silt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. 'Sand for sale!!' sign on a pile of liquefaction silt".
A photograph of a house surrounded by liquefaction silt. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "9 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington. Liquefaction silt can also be seen. Police tape has been draped across the entrance of the building to the left.
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.
The road and footpath in a residential area are lined with piles of silt from liquefaction. A portaloo stands at the front of a house.
A portaloo outside the Christchurch branch of Deaf Aotearoa. Dried silt from liquefaction can be seen along the footpath and the edge of the building.
A view down New Brighton Road where silt from liquefaction still remains on the street curb. A power pole is now on a noticeable lean.
A pipe from the outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Forest Park on Bower Avenue in New Brighton. The silt on the road was awful, but most people's gardens were relatively unscathed".
Bricks from a demolished chimney lie on top of thick liquefaction silt in front of a house in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Our friend Chris Hutching's house. The front lawn and carport have 30cm or more of silt piled on top. He also had to remove a shaky chimney".
Bricks from a demolished chimney lie on top of thick liquefaction silt in front of a house in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Our friend Chris Hutching's house. The front lawn and carport have 30cm or more of silt piled on top. He also had to remove a shaky chimney".
A power pole on the corner of Medway Street and Woodchester Avenue is on a lean, standing in a puddle of water and liquefaction silt. In the foreground road cones surround a pile of silt. The photographer comments, "Intersection of Medway St with Woodchester Ave and Flesher Ave, 10 days after the February quake".
An abandoned residential property at 25 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Stones are scattered across the driveway.
A large hole surrounded by liquefaction silt in the garden of a house in Bexley. The photographer comments, "This was most probably the serious hole I saw today. Can you imagine that when this occurred the whole area would have been inches deep in brown water. You would not been able to tell what you were walking on. Back in February a little girl rode her bike into one of these and had to be rescued by a passer by".