earthquake

In the News | Published: 25 January 2011

The first of two planned boreholes into the Alpine Fault has been completed. The longest active fault in New Zealand, […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 09 December 201009 December 2010

A well-developed understanding of seismic hazards and how to construct earthquake-resilient buildings was crucial to avoiding loss of life in […]

Blog | Published: 03 December 2010

Kyoto focus in Cancun climate talks Predictably fraught negotiations appear to have dominated the COP16 climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 08 November 201011 November 2010

TVNZ: The University of Canterbury’s earthquake expert Mark Quigley presents to a packed-out audience in Christchurch on the Canterbury quake […]

Blog | Published: 10 September 2010

A massive week for earth science Barely a week on from last Saturday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury, scientists have […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 10 September 201017 September 2010

Earthquake experts Dr Ken Gledhill and Professor Martha Savage held a public lecture in Wellington today looking at the scientific […]

In the News | Published: 06 September 201004 July 2011

Since the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the Canterbury region a little before 5am on Saturday, 4 September, the media has […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 2010

GNS Science has created a useful graphic comparing the 7.1 magnitude Christchurch earthquake to recent earthquakes in New Zealand… click […]

In the News | Published: 04 September 2010

A reported 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch at around 4.35am this morning. Seismic details of the quake are being reported […]

In the News | Published: 24 August 2010

John Roughan writes in the NZ Herald about the creation of New Zealand – an event which happened fairly recently […]