After landing in Christchurch, we took a tour of the central town where the earthquake did the most damage. The area still is very active with construction and deconstruction. The Red Zone, as it is called, is till off limits except through bus tours. The earthquake must have been terrifying with buildings cracking, falling and liquefied rock bubbling to the surface and filling homes, yards and streets (called Liquefaction).
From: Liquefaction
"Liquefaction, sand volcanoes and vast quantities of grey sandy silt became the scourge of Christchurch on February 22, bubbling out of the ground during the biggest shakes and also during some of the magnitude 5.0 aftershocks."
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