Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Earthquake-Induced Landslides: A Collection of Photographs

January 30, 2018

The day after the earthquake struck in Kaikoura, post-earthquake damage assessment teams were onsite to assess the damage caused by the shaking. The abundance of earthquake-induced landslides was particularly noticeable. Hereafter is a collection of photographs of some of the landslides seen.

Notice the uplifted seabed in Figure 1 above (dark brown). Uplift estimated to be between 2-2.5m. Waipapa Bay (SH1 North of Kaikoura).

  

Figure 1. Waipapa Bay. Figure 2. Waipapa Bay. Figure 3. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 4. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 5. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 6. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 7. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 8. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 9. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 10. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 11. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 12. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 13. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 14. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 15. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 16. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 17. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 18. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 19. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 20. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 21. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 22. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 23. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 24. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 25. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 26. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 27. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 28. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 29. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 30. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 31. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 32. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 33. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 34. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 35. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 36. Along the Hope Fault.
     
     
Figure 37. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 38. Along the Hope Fault. Figure 39. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 40. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 41. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 42. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 43. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 44. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 45. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 46. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 47. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 48. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 49. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 50. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 51. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 52. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 53. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 54. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 55. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 56. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 57. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 58. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 59. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 60. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
Figure 61. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 62. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 63. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura.
     
     
 
Figure 64. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 65. Cape Campbell to Kaikoura. Figure 66. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.
     
     
     
 Figure 67. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 68. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 69. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.
     
     
     
 Figure 70. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 71. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 72. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.
     
     
     
 Figure 73. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 74. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 75. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.
     
     
 Figure 76. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 77. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 78. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.
     
     
 Figure 79. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 80. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 81. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.
     
     
   
 Figure 82. Cape Campbell-Kekerengu.  Figure 83. Kekerengu Fault.  Figure 84. Kekerengu Fault.
     
     
Figure 85. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 86. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 87. Kekerengu Fault.
     
     
Figure 88. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 89. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 90. Kekerengu Fault.
     
     
Figure 91. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 92. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 93. Kekerengu Fault.
     
     
Figure 94. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 95. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 96. Kekerengu Fault.
     
     
Figure 97. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 98. Kekerengu Fault. Figure 99. Kekerengu Fault.
     
     
     
 Figure 100. Gore Bay to Hamner. Figure 101. Hundalee Fault. Figure 102. Hundalee Fault.
     
     
     
Figure 103. Hundalee Fault. Figure 104. Hundalee Fault. Figure 105. Hundalee Fault.
     
     
     
Figure 106. Hundalee Fault. Figure 107. Hundalee Fault. Figure 108. Hundalee Fault.
     
     
     
Figure 109. Hundalee Fault. Figure 110. Hundalee Fault. Figure 111. Hundalee Fault.
     
     
     
Figure 112. Hundalee Fault. Figure 113. Hundalee Fault. Figure 114. Hundalee Fault.
     
     
     
Figure 115. Hundalee Fault. Figure 116. Hundalee Fault. Figure 117. Hundalee Fault.
     
     
     
Figure 118. Hundalee-Cheviot. Figure 119. Hundalee-Cheviot. Figure 120. Hundalee-Cheviot.
     
     
     
Figure 121. Hundalee-Cheviot. Figure 122. Hundalee-Cheviot. Figure 123. Hundalee-Cheviot.
     
     
     
Figure 124. Hundalee-Cheviot. Figure 125. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 126. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay.
     
     
     
Figure 127. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 128. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 129. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay.
     
     
     
Figure 130. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 131. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 132. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay.
     
     
     
Figure 133. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 134. Coast from Kaikoura to Gore Bay. Figure 135. Kaikoura mountains to Blenheim.
     
     
     
Figure 136. Kaikoura mountains to Blenheim. Figure 137. Kaikoura mountains to Blenheim. Figure 138. North Culverden Basin.
     
     
     
Figure 139. North Culverden Basin. Figure 140. North Culverden Basin. Figure 141. North Culverden Basin.
     
     
     
Figure 142. North Culverden Basin.  Figure 143. North Culverden Basin.  Figure 144. North Culverden Basin.
     
     
Figure 145. North Culverden Basin. Figure 146. North Culverden Basin. Figure 147. North Culverden Basin.
     
     
Figure 148. North Culverden Basin. Figure 149. North Culverden Basin. Figure 150. North Culverden Basin.
     
     
 
Figure 151. North Culverden Basin. Figure 152. North Culverden Basin.  
     
     

Photos above (Figures 1-152) taken by Sally Dellow and Nicola Litchfield on November 14, 2016.

 

 

Figure 153. Middlehead Stream. Figure 154. Middlehead Stream. Figure 155. Middlehead Stream.
     
     
Figure 156. Middlehead Stream. Figure 157. Middlehead Stream. Figure 158. Middlehead Stream.
     
     
Figure 159. Papatea Fault. Figure 160. Papatea Fault. Figure 161. Papatea Fault.
     
     
Figure 162. Papatea Fault. Figure 163. Papatea Fault. Figure 164. Robson Creek.
     
     
Figure 165. Robson Creek. Figure 166. Robson Creek. Figure 167. Robson Creek.
     
     
Figure 168. Snowflake Stream. Figure 169. Snowflake Stream. Figure 170. Snowflake Stream.
     
     
Figure 171. Snowflake Stream. Figure 172. Snowflake Stream. Figure 173. Snowflake Stream.
     
     
   
Figure 174. Snowflake Stream.  Figure 175. Towy River. Figure 176. Towy River.
     
     
     
Figure 177. Towy River.  Figure 178. Towy River.  Figure 179. Towy River.
     
     
     
 Figure 180. Charwell River.  Figure 181. Charwell River.  Figure 182. Charwell River.
     
     
     
  Figure 183. Charwell River.   Figure 184. Charwell River.   Figure 185. Charwell River.
     
     
     
  Figure 186. Charwell River.   Figure 187. Charwell River.   Figure 188. Charwell River.
     
     
     
  Figure 189. Charwell River.   Figure 190. Charwell River.  Figure 191. Clarence River.
     
     
     
 Figure 192. Clarence River.  Figure 193. Clarence River.  Figure 194. Clarence River.
     
     
     
 Figure 195. Clarence River.  Figure 196. Clarence River.  Figure 197. Clarence River.
     
     
     
 Figure 198. Clarence River.  Figure 199. Clarence River.  Figure 200. Clarence River.
     
     
     
 Figure 201. Clarence River.  Figure 202. Clarence River.  Figure 203. Conway River.
     
     
     
 Figure 204. Conway River.  Figure 205. Conway River.  Figure 206. Conway River.
     
     
     
 Figure 207. Conway River.  Figure 208. Conway River.  Figure 209. Conway River.
     
     
     
 Figure 210. Cribb Creek.  Figure 211. Cribb Creek.  Figure 212. Cribb Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 213. Cribb Creek.  Figure 214. Cribb Creek.  Figure 215. Cribb Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 216. Cribb Creek.  Figure 217. Cribb Creek.  Figure 218. Cribb Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 219. Cribb Creek.  Figure 220. Cribb Creek.  Figure 221. Cribb Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 222. Cribb Creek.  Figure 223. Cribb Creek.  Figure 224. Cribb Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 225. Cribb Creek.  Figure 226. Cribb Creek.  Figure 227. Hapuku River.
     
     
     
 Figure 228. Hapuku River.  Figure 229. Hapuku River.  Figure 230. Hapuku River.
     
     
     
 Figure 231. Hapuku River.  Figure 232. Hapuku River.  Figure 233. Kahutara River.
     
     
     
 Figure 234. Kahutara River.  Figure 235. Kahutara River.  Figure 236. Kahutara River.
     
     
     
 Figure 237. Kahutara River. Figure 238. Kahutara River. Figure 239. Kahutara River.
     
     
     
 Figure 240. Kowhai River.  Figure 241. Kowhai River.  Figure 242. Kowhai River.
     
     
     
Figure 243. Kowhai River.  Figure 244. Kowhai River.  Figure 245. Kowhai River.
     
     
     
 Figure 246. Kowhai River. Figure 247. Kowhai River.  Figure 248. Kowhai River.
     
     
     
 Figure 249. Kowhai River.  Figure 250. Kowhai River.  Figure 251. Kowhai River.
     
     
     
 Figure 252. Kowhai River.  Figure 253. Linton Creek.  Figure 254. Linton Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 255. Linton Creek.  Figure 256. Linton Creek.  Figure 257. Linton Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 258. Linton Creek.  Figure 259. Linton Creek.  Figure 260. Linton Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 261. Linton Creek.  Figure 262. Linton Creek.  Figure 263. Linton Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 264. OKiwi Bay.  Figure 265. Puhipuhi.  Figure 266. Puhipuhi.
     
     
     
 Figure 267. Stace Creek.  Figure 268. Stace Creek.  Figure 269. Ravenspur.
     
     
     
 Figure 270. Uwerau.  Figure 271. Sawyers Creek.  Figure 272. Sawyers Creek.
     
     
     
 Figure 273. Whales Back.  Figure 274. Mt Peter.  Figure 275. Leader River.
     
     
     
 Figure 276. Leader River.  Figure 277. Leader River.  Figure 278. Jam Stream.
     
     
     
 Figure 279. Jam Stream.  Figure 280. Jam Stream.  Figure 281. Jam Stream.
     
     
     
 Figure 282. George Saddle.  Figure 283. George Saddle.  Figure 284. Clinton River.
     
     
     
 Figure 285. Gelt River.  Figure 286. Collins Saddle.  Figure 287. Collins Saddle.
     
     

 Photos above (Figures 153-287) taken by Dougal Townsend on November 16, 2016