This photo taken and received on November 14, 2016 shows a house damaged by an earthquake as it sits on the fault line at Bluff Station near Kaikoura on the South Island’s east coast.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed two people and caused massive infrastructure damage in New Zealand, but officials said they were optimistic the death toll would not rise further. The jolt, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the quake-prone South Pacific nation, hit just after midnight near the South Island coastal town of Kaikoura. / AFP PHOTO / RADIO NEW ZEALAND / ALEX PERROTTET / – New Zealand OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / RADIO NEW ZEALAND / ALEX PERROTTET” NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A handout photo taken and received on November 14, 2016, show earthquake damage to State Highway One near Oaro on the South Island’s east coast.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed two people and caused massive infrastructure damage in New Zealand, but officials said they were optimistic the death toll would not rise further. The jolt, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the quake-prone South Pacific nation, hit just after midnight near the South Island coastal town of Kaikoura. / AFP PHOTO / NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY / STR