earthquake

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 November 201611 April 2018

Despite Wellington not being at the epicentre of Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake, it suffered extensive damage to buildings – […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 November 201611 April 2018

As tourists are evacuated from Kaikoura – isolated by road since Monday morning’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake – attention is starting […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 17 November 201611 April 2018

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck North Canterbury on Monday morning caused numerous landslides, blocking roads and damming rivers. Early […]

In the News | Published: 16 November 201611 April 2018

Rather than the initial reports of a single 7.5-magnitude earthquake based near Hanmer Springs the now-named Kaikoura quake is believed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 November 201611 April 2018

Among the startling images of landslides, broken roads and railway tracks tossed aside by Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake, we’ve also […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 16 November 201611 April 2018

GeoNet’s director Dr Ken Gledhill wrote a heartfelt post about Monday morning’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake and the resulting tsunami warning. […]

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 […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 15 November 201611 April 2018

Following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Kaikoura on Monday morning, people are likely to feel rattled especially during numerous aftershocks. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 November 201611 April 2018

Seismologists are racing to find out more about the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the South Island shortly after midnight […]

In the News | Published: 14 November 201611 April 2018

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook Hanmer Springs, north Canterbury, just after midnight this morning, and was felt across the country. [Note: […]