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Liquefaction in Christchurch, 2011

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Liquefaction in Christchurch, 2011

Liquefaction caused by the 2010–11 Canterbury earthquakes created large holes in streets around Christchurch. This car toppled into a hole near Shortland Street in the suburb of Aranui following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. 

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CEISMIC Canterbury Earthquake Digital Archive

Reference: Mark Lincoln Photograph 050

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Eileen McSaveney, Earthquakes – What causes earthquakes?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46840/liquefaction-in-christchurch-2011 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 25 July 2017, updated 1 August 2017.