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Alpine Fault

Alpine Fault featured in special issue – In the News

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 […]

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

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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Extreme heat under the Southern Alps — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 18 May 201703 August 2018

Drilling into the Alpine Fault to measure the conditions of the fault and monitor what happens before a major earthquake, […]

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Alpine Fault interval refined – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 06 March 201703 August 2018

Improving on their 2012 study in Science, GNS Science researchers have refined their understanding of past earthquakes on the South-Westland section […]

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Earthquake effect on tourism – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 15 November 201601 February 2017

Over the coming days and weeks the full impact of Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake will become apparent. We asked an […]

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Alpine fault shifts greater than thought

In the News  |  Published: 08 March 201603 May 2017

The Alpine Fault running down the middle of the South Island has shifted more than previously thought. New research from […]

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Scientists to drill deep into Alpine Fault

In the News  |  Published: 26 June 2014

Scientist are planning to drill deep in the Alpine Fault to learn more about the fault and the earthquakes it produces […]

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Alpine Fault research shakes up NZ news

In the News  |  Published: 29 June 201229 June 2012

A study of sediment layers in the Southern Alps has offered new insights into the likelihood of the Alpine Fault […]

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‘Well behaved’ Alpine fault – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 June 201229 June 2012

New research out today reveals that the Alpine Fault – a strike-slip fault running almost the entire length of the […]

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Slow eathquakes below Alpine Fault

In the News  |  Published: 23 May 201223 May 2012

Researchers monitoring seismic activity under the Southern Alps have reported ‘slow’ and ‘creeping’ earthquakes occurring deep under the mountain range. […]

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