MICHAEL MANGA

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2012

The city of Christchurch suffered a devastating M7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2012, known as the Darfield earthquake. A M6.3 aftershock on 22 February 2011 was even more damaging. There were widespread hydrological responses to this earthquake (Cox et al., 2012) and widespread liquefaction.


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Consequences of liquefaction and subsidence and lateral spreading: the bridge on the right used to connect to the road on the left.


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Consequences for houses and telephone poles.


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