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Earthquake damage, Te Anau

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This security footage is of damage inside a shop during an earthquake in Fiordland in August 2003. It shows the effect of shaking on objects that are not secured.

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Eileen McSaveney, Earthquakes – Seismic activity in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/4413/earthquake-damage-te-anau (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2017.