Ten years ago, the fourth strongest earthquake on record struck off the coast of the Tōhoku region of Japan, sending a massive tsunami […]
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Is a megathrust quake around the corner? – Campbell Live
Campbell Live’s Tristram Clayton and Whena Owen interviewed GNS scientists last night about the latest findings on central New Zealand’s ‘megathrust’ quake zone. We […]
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New evidence of historic earthquakes under central New Zealand has received widespread media coverage this week. The two earthquakes took […]
Continue readingEvidence of subduction quakes under central NZ – Expert reaction
Scientists have found, for the first time, direct geological evidence of ‘megathrust‘ subduction quakes occurring under central New Zealand. Subduction […]
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