seismology

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 02 September 201611 April 2018

An early morning earthquake off the coast of the East Cape rattled many from their beds and sparked a tsunami warning. […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 29 August 2016

Cantabrians have former seismologist Dr Helen Anderson’s vote for the world’s best citizen seismologists, she writes in Fairfax’s science page, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 February 201603 May 2017

Five years on from the biggest disaster in modern New Zealand, experts share their experiences and thoughts. At 12:51 pm on […]

In the News | Published: 15 February 201618 April 2016

A magnitude 5.7 quake struck Christchurch just after 1pm yesterday. Strong shaking was reported and a cliff near Sumner partially […]