Canterbury earthquake archive
Canterbury earthquake map layers
Explore investigation data, published maps and reports, then download a KMZ to view in Google Earth.
This page provides access to 30 legacy data layers originating from the Canterbury Earthquake period and subsequent analysis. The content is no longer maintained and may be outdated, incomplete, inaccurate, incompatible with newer KML/KMZ viewers, or contain links that no longer work. Use of this content is at the user’s own risk, and NZGD and MBIE do not warrant its accuracy, completeness, reliability, usability, or compatibility.
The following layers are no longer available:
- Map Download of Property Summary Reports
- Liquefaction Evaluation of CPT Investigations
- CPT Layer Analysis and Depth of Refusal
- Soil Behaviour Type Index (Ic)
Collated Investigation Data
Download aerial photographs
Choose a capture date, then download an area or tile. Each KMZ includes its photographs and works offline in Google Earth Pro.
4 Sep 2010 2 files / 0.3 GB total
| Area / tile | File size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 197.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| Kaiapoi | 129.6 MB | Download KMZ |
24 Feb 2011 35 files / 11.3 GB total
| Area / tile | File size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Aerial01m-18060 | 0.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-18061 | 302.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-21050 | 440.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-21051 | 511.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-33050 | 173.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-33051 | 717.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-33060 | 181.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-33061 | 738.6 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-36050 | 344.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-36051 | 694.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-36060 | 31.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-36061 | 609.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-39050 | 94.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-39051 | 274.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-Akaroa0 | 63.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-Akaroa1 | 27.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m-Akaroa2 | 102.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m21060 | 252.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m21061 | 526.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m24060 | 167.6 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m24061 | 554.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m27050 | 183.4 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m27051 | 503.4 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m27060 | 145.5 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m27061 | 688.6 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m27070 | 101.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m27071 | 101.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m 30060 | 148.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m 30061 | 716.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m 33070 | 17.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m 33071 | 80.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial01m 33072 | 777.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerial 01m 3007 | 331.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerials 01m 30050 | 647.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| Aerials 01m 30051 | 281.3 MB | Download KMZ |
14-15 Jun 2011 5 files / 3.2 GB total
| Area / tile | File size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| North | 572.7 MB | Download KMZ |
| South Central | 714.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| South Coast | 599.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| South East | 666.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| South West | 768.0 MB | Download KMZ |
16 Jun 2011 10 files / 6.1 GB total
| Area / tile | File size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| NZAM Jun2011 43 35 | 761.5 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 40 | 741.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 45 | 967.1 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 50-172 55 | 456.5 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 50-172 65 | 530.1 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 50-172 70 | 426.3 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 55-172 60 | 838.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 55-172 70 | 809.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 60-172 60 | 633.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| NZAM Jun2011 43 60-172 70 | 98.0 MB | Download KMZ |
24 Dec 2011 17 files / 8.6 GB total
| Area / tile | File size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Beach N | 169.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| Beach S | 389.2 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCH-C Part1 | 413.5 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCH-C Part2 | 895.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCH-C Part3 | 871.1 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCH-C Part4 | 206.4 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHE Part1 | 481.6 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHE Part2 | 688.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHE Part3 | 672.4 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHE Part4 | 404.0 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHW Part1 | 558.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHW Part2 | 471.6 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHW Part3 | 494.9 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHW Part4 | 439.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| CHCHW Part5 | 729.1 MB | Download KMZ |
| Kaiapoi | 322.8 MB | Download KMZ |
| NWChch | 582.1 MB | Download KMZ |
Published Maps and Reports
Other Maps
Database documentation
EQC (2013) TC3 Geotechnical Investigation Field Manual Version C, 3 May 2013
CERA (2013) Liquefaction Evaluation of CPT Investigations Technical Specification 01, 21 May 2013
CERA (2014) Verification of LiDAR acquired before and after the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence Technical Specification 03, 30 April 2014
EQC (2015) LiDAR Grids: Geo TIFF images of the EQC DEMs
Documents supporting published maps
Beavan, J., Levick, S., Lee, J. and Jones, K. (2012) Ground displacements and dilatational strains caused by the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes, GNS Science Consultancy Report 2012/67. 59 p.
Bradley, B.A. and Hughes, M. (2012a) Conditional Peak Ground Accelerations in the Canterbury Earthquakes for Conventional Liquefaction Assessment, Technical Report for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. April 2012. 22 p.
Bradley, B.A. and Hughes, M. (2012b) Conditional Peak Ground Accelerations in the Canterbury Earthquakes for Conventional Liquefaction Assessment: Part 2, Technical Report for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. December 2012. 19 p.
van Ballegooy, S., Cox, S.C., Thurlow, C., Rutter, H.K., Reynolds, T., Harrington, G., Fraser, J. and Smith, T. (2014) Median water table elevation in Christchurch and surrounding area after the 4 September 2010 Darfield Earthquake: Version 2, GNS Science Report 2014/18, April 2014.
NZAM and AAM Hatch (2003-12) Metadata documents supplied with LiDAR and Aerial Photography flown before and after the Canterbury Earthquakes
Tonkin and Taylor (2013) Liquefaction vulnerability study, Tonkin and Taylor Report 52020.0200/v1.0. February 2013. 52 pages and 14 appendices.
Geotechnical research
EQC (2013) Ground Improvement Trials Project, Draft Project Resources.