The significant coastal uplift that resulted has been confirmed. Nasa have produced “before” and “after” satellite photos:
and GNS Science’s Kelvin Berryman has illustrated aspects of the fault line changes on the ground:
Dr Kate Pedley, a University of Canterbury geologist, has walked along part of the fault-line and taken photos of the small and large impacts as can been seen on the landscape:
Drone footage of part of the rupture:
In one place, part of the landscape has opened up and dropped, creating a large gully:
It was initially thought that the freshwater pool that acted as a seal pup nursery could have been buried or destroyed. This investigation found it still largely intact:
