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    • Earthquake pushed storm drain up through road Christchurch, 2010
    Rights: Martin Luff http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en> Published 21 July 2007 Size: 2 MB Referencing Hub media

    The Darfield earthquake of September 2010 caused much damage in Christchurch, 40 km away. Vertical movement pushed this storm drain up through the road in the suburb of Brooklands.

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