New evidence of historic earthquakes under central New Zealand has received widespread media coverage this week. The two earthquakes took […]
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Evidence 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 […]
Continue readingKiwi scientists discover how Earth’s plates move
New Zealand researchers have developed the clearest picture yet of what happens at the base of tectonic plates and how […]
Continue readingEarthquake rattles lower North Island – science coverage
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake stuck the lower North Island of New Zealand yesterday at 3.52pm, centred 34 kilometres south-south-east of […]
Continue readingVaried NZ reaction to Italian quake trial
The manslaughter conviction of six Italian scientists and a government official for underestimating the risks of an earthquake has sparked […]
Continue readingNew quake research in the news
A swathe of newly published research on the Christchurch Quakes has revealed scientific insights into the tragic disaster. The international […]
Continue readingExperts on link between Canterbury quakes
A new study suggests that geological stress caused by the September Darfield quake may have ‘loaded’ the fault that ruptured […]
Continue readingExperts answer quake queries
In another ‘Ask the Experts’ section in the Press, geologists from GNS answer earthquake questions posed by readers of the […]
Continue readingNBR: Scientists back Campbell in Moon Man quake prediction row
Chris Keall writes in the National Business Review about the controversy over Ken Ring’s claimed prediction of last week’s earthquake […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Seismic hazards, lignite and hydrogen, and SCANZ 2011
“Plenty more earthquakes” to come Canterbury University engineering expert Professor Andy Buchanan wasn’t mincing his words in this week’s Science […]
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