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Kaikōura quake, two years on: GNS Science looks back
Kaikōura quake, two years on: GNS Science looks back, and forward
Two years ago, a magnitude 7.8 quake near Kaikōura dramatically changed part of New Zealand’s landscape. This week, GNS Science experts look back on the most complex earthquake ever studied – and consider the implications for the future.
In a special series to mark the anniversary, GeoNet will look at how the quake unfolded, how the community responded and what GNS scientists have learned.
A new video features GNS Science earthquake geologist Robert Langridge as he revisits the Papatea Fault, one of the many ruptures which occurred that night.
He points out a previously flat road which now slopes dramatically upwards – on the night, it was thrust up by up to 10 metres, a world-record vertical displacement for an on-land fault.
The video also shows how the Clarence River was diverted by the quake, eroding roads and farmland.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/tzh0_CibQzY
Other
stories during the week will cover the following:
• How
landslides caused by the Kaikōura quake will pose a hazard
for many years to come
• What Kaikōura can tell GNS
social scientists about Kiwis’ preparedness for such big
events
• GNS Science’s new networks for seismic
monitoring in the upper South Island
The series can be
accessed at http://www.geonet.org.nz/news
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