The natural city wall of up to 4.5 meters high was formed at the site of the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Kaikoura New Zealand.

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The earthquake on November 14 occurred in Kaikoura, 965km north of Christchurch.For the first time after the disaster, scientists were allowed to enter the area around the epicenter and discovered a wall of a city like Hadrian in the north of England.

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Dr. Kate Pedley (University of Canterbury) photographed at the wall.

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The part of the road is broken after an earthquake.

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Many roads near the epicenter were paralyzed, only military vehicles could pass.

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Roads, fields, hillsides in the beautiful countryside of New Zealand are disturbed.The earthquake was so powerful that it created a dam on the Leader River.

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Both the faulted area is 3.2 km long, with a width of up to 2.2m, and a height of up to 1.5m.The group of scientists also "rescued" a sheep from a 1.5m deep crack.

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The area around the epicenter was also liquefied, causing damage to local roads.