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These dramatic images show pallets collapsing, boxes crashing to the floor and shopping trolleys tipping over inside a Costco warehouse as the earthquake struck.

The scenes offer a glimpse of the force of the shaking, with staff and shoppers forced to take cover as goods tumbled from shelves.

One image appears to show a man trapped beneath fallen boxes as staff and shoppers took cover during the violent shaking.

Another shows just how palettes were stacked when they began to fall with a man below grabbing hold of his daughter.