A two metre-high tsunami has been generated after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off Chile earlier today. […]
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Earthquake 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 readingSlippery clay a factor in Japan’s Tohoku-Oki 2011 earthquake
A thin layer of slippery clay was major contributor to the fault rupture that generated the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and […]
Continue readingTsunami hazard report makes waves in NZ media
A report reviewing the tsunami hazard in New Zealand has received intense media coverage this week. The report, updating a […]
Continue readingCentral New Zealand struck by 6.6 quake
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake (upgraded from 6.2) struck the the middle of New Zealand at 2.31pm on Friday (August 16). […]
Continue readingEarthquakes – engineering snapshot on 6.5M quake
IPENZ: The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) has today released an Engineering Snapshot – key points and lessons […]
Continue readingSolomon Islands earthquake and tsunami – experts respond
Yesterday’s magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami which damaged villages and at killed at least five […]
Continue readingSolomon Islands earthquake and tsunami – experts respond
A magnitude 8 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands and has given rise to a tsunami and destroyed three […]
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 readingL’Aquila convictions about science communication, not about quake prediction
A statement released by GNS Science on the conviction of Italian scientists on manslaughter charges: The manslaughter conviction of six […]
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