Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cracks in the footpath outside 308 Avonside Drive".
mackenzie ave - this is five days after the quake - earlier photos on flickr show it developed over some time. Liquifaction - does some strange things.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Wright (9) explores a huge crack in the earth in Charles Street, Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, " Nick Wright (9) explores a huge crack in the earth in Charles Street, Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "524 Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "528 Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "524 Avonside Drive".
Cracking along the pavement at Halswell Primary School. The ground has risen and fallen in places leaving an uneven surface where the children usually play.
A broken driveway on Avonside Drive. The concrete slabs on the driveway have lifted during the earthquake, creating a large crack in the driveway. The crack has been filled with tiles and wood but the rubbish bins have still fallen in.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Slumping near the Avon River on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside which has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Remnants of liquefaction silt can be seen around the edges of the crack.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside which has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Remnants of liquefaction silt can be seen around the edges of the crack.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ground features. Sue Irvine's Halswell property was flooded by sand volcanoes and included bubbled-up areas of earth".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volcano holes. Small volcano-shaped mounds indicate the force of water being pushed out by the earth's movement".
Road workers digging earth out of a drain on Shirley Road near KFC. In the distance, the Palms shopping centre can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Extensive slumping and cracking near where Horseshoe Lake joins up with the Avon River".
A gap between the house and the foundations along Avonside drive caused when the house was lifted during the 4 September earthquake.
Large cracks on Fitzgerald Avenue, closing one side of the road. Road cones have been used to indicate two lanes on the other side.
A house on Avonside Drive showing large cracks in its foundations and siding. A crack is also visible in the earth of the front lawn.
An abandoned house on Avonside Drive. A red sign taped to the window states that the house is "Unsafe" to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Extensive slumping and cracking near where Horseshoe Lake joins up with the Avon River".
The north end of the bridge on Gayhurst Road. During the earthquake, the bridge was forced about 15 centimetres towards the river, the land falling away under the road. Fencing has been placed around the footpath, and the road filled and resealed so that it can still be used by traffic.
The driveway of a house on Avonside Drive. One of the concrete slabs has lifted and the owner has tried to fill the gap with blocks of wood. Unfortunately, these have come loose and are sticking out of the hole.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Natalie Thomas' Birchfield Ave home looks unaffected by the earthquake but uneven floors, doors and cracks in the surrounding earth tell another tale".