Summing up the September 4, 2010, earthquake
We recently asked you to share one word you associate most with the September 4, 2010, earthquake in Canterbury.
We suggested it could be a word that described how your life or your community had changed, or one that took you back to the very moment the earth shook.
Your suggestions have been collated into a word cloud - shared below -revealing the overwhelming feelings held by Cantabrians about the disaster.
Visit press.co.nz for more coverage of the quake's 10th anniversary.
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