earthquakes

Canterbury earthquakes and mental health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 2019

The Canterbury earthquakes had widespread adverse effects on mental health, according to a new review. University of Otago researchers reviewed […]

Hikurangi Response Plan – In the News

In the News | Published: 11 January 201911 February 2019

Scientists and civil defence groups are putting together an emergency response plan for a potential earthquake on New Zealand’s largest fault. […]

24/7 geohazards monitoring centre – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 12 December 2018

A National Geohazards Monitoring Centre has gone live today and will provide round-the-clock monitoring of earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and volcanic activity. The process for […]

What makes quakes jump faults? – In the News

In the News | Published: 02 October 201811 February 2019

Analysis of the events leading up to the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, may lead to a different approach to forecasting earthquakes, […]

Sulawesi quake and tsunami – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 October 201811 February 2019

On Friday Evening, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi. After the […]

Alpine Fault featured in special issue – In the News

In the News | Published: 11 September 201811 February 2019

The 300-year anniversary of the last time the Alpine Fault ruptured has been marked with a special issue of the New […]

Forecasting earthquake aftershock patterns – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 August 201811 February 2019

Machine learning AI has been taught to forecast patterns of locations following large earthquakes, according to a new study published […]

Earthquakes in Lombok – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 201811 February 2019

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday evening at 7.46pm (local time), reportedly killing at least 82 […]

Media reports of increased earthquakes in 2018 – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 201711 April 2018

A media report from the weekend suggests a link between the Earth’s rotation and an increase in intense earthquakes. The […]

Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran

Reflections on Science | Published: 09 November 201705 July 2018

As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]

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