The Chimney Demon

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A demon mask hangs from a brick chimney in New Brighton. Some of the bricks at the base of the chimney appear to have moved. The photographer comments, "Since the September earthquake brick chimneys have been tumbling down. I do not know if this was put up to ward off shaking of the chimney during earthquakes, but it seems to be working. This chimney has now been taken down at the end of March 2012 and replaced with a simple metal flue".

It Must Be Just Me

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A mock advertising sign reads "Coffee! Is the planet shaking or is it just me?".

Fairfax Video, September 2012 (14)

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A video of students at Banks Avenue School participating in the nationwide ShakeOut earthquake drill. The ShakeOut earthquake drill was held on 29 September 2012 to help people prepare for an earthquake. More than 1.3 million New Zealanders participated in 2012.

A Quake Shake

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Two aluminium drink cans which have split open. The photographer comments, "We had around 24 cans of diet coke in the top of the fridge when the devastating 6.1 earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand. The shaking caused one of the front feet of the fridge to fold, which made the fridge tip forward and causing the door to open. After all the shaking the cans had already when they flew out and hit the ground a lot of them exploded. These two cans show the explosive pressure that occurred best".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 20/03/2012: Shaking and Shattering

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 March 2012 entitled, "Shaking and Shattering".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2161

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A photograph of a sign reading, "Please slow down, your speed is shaking our homes." The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kaiapoi".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2162

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A photograph of a sign reading, "Please slow down, your speed is shaking our homes." The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kaiapoi".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0016

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A photograph of a sign reading "Please slow down, your speed is shaking our homes". The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cass Street, Kaiapoi".

The Earthquake Rattle

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A digitally manipulated photograph of a shop security shutter. The photographer comments, "Sometimes before you feel the ground rolling any metal shutters around start their rattling noises as if someone is shaking them".