Communicating vital information to the public during disasters is an essential, but sometimes daunting, responsibility for scientists and engineers. At […]
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Scientists to drill deep into Alpine Fault
Scientist are planning to drill deep in the Alpine Fault to learn more about the fault and the earthquakes it produces […]
Continue reading‘Slow slip’ quake beneath Wellington
Forty kilometres below Wellington two tectonic plates are grinding against each other in an almost imperceptible slow-motion earthquake. The Kapiti […]
Continue readingQuakes shake Auckland
Auckland was shaken yesterday afternoon by two earthquakes measuring magnitude 3.1 and 3.9, centred in the Hauraki Gulf about 15 […]
Continue readingCommunicating earthquake science – Mark Quigley
Scientists must engage with the public and the media on disaster issues, warns one of New Zealand’s most public-facing earthquake […]
Continue readingJapan quake released immense stress – study
Samples of rock drilled from depths of the Pacific seafloor have revealed the tremendous release of tectonic pressure that occurred […]
Continue readingLearning from L’Aquila – and why Canterbury is different
by Dr Mark Quigley, Senior Lecturer in Tectonics and Geomorphology at the University of Canterbury and the 2011 Prime Minister’s […]
Continue reading‘Well behaved’ Alpine fault – experts respond
New research out today reveals that the Alpine Fault – a strike-slip fault running almost the entire length of the […]
Continue readingUK, US reports link fracking and quakes
The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]
Continue readingGovernment injects $7m into hazards research
Nearly 20 research projects will split $7 million of taxpayer funding over the next three years as scientists take on […]
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