The 300-year anniversary of the last time the Alpine Fault ruptured has been marked with a special issue of the New […]
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Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran
As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]
Continue readingExtreme heat under the Southern Alps — In The News
Drilling into the Alpine Fault to measure the conditions of the fault and monitor what happens before a major earthquake, […]
Continue readingAlpine Fault interval refined – In the News
Improving on their 2012 study in Science, GNS Science researchers have refined their understanding of past earthquakes on the South-Westland section […]
Continue readingEarthquake effect on tourism – Expert Q&A
Over the coming days and weeks the full impact of Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake will become apparent. We asked an […]
Continue readingAlpine fault shifts greater than thought
The Alpine Fault running down the middle of the South Island has shifted more than previously thought. New research from […]
Continue readingScientists to drill deep into Alpine Fault
Scientist are planning to drill deep in the Alpine Fault to learn more about the fault and the earthquakes it produces […]
Continue readingAlpine Fault research shakes up NZ news
A study of sediment layers in the Southern Alps has offered new insights into the likelihood of the Alpine Fault […]
Continue reading‘Well behaved’ Alpine fault – experts respond
New research out today reveals that the Alpine Fault – a strike-slip fault running almost the entire length of the […]
Continue readingSlow eathquakes below Alpine Fault
Researchers monitoring seismic activity under the Southern Alps have reported ‘slow’ and ‘creeping’ earthquakes occurring deep under the mountain range. […]
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