Kaikoura earthquake

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 October 2019

More than 24 faults ruptured during 2016’s Kaikōura earthquake, but one of those faults has turned out to be even […]

In the News | Published: 02 October 201811 February 2019

Analysis of the events leading up to the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, may lead to a different approach to forecasting earthquakes, […]

In the News | Published: 14 November 201711 April 2018

A year on from the November 14 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the upper South Island and Wellington, scientists are […]

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 […]

In the News | Published: 12 September 201720 August 2018

Last November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake triggered a series of major slow-slip events (silent earthquakes) beneath the east coast of […]

In the News | Published: 10 April 201703 August 2018

New insights from November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake have revealed the shake was the most violent ever recorded in New […]

In the News | Published: 31 March 201703 August 2018

Design standards and building laws will be reviewed following an investigation into structural damage to Statistics House in November’s Kaikōura […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 March 201703 August 2018

Last November’s Kaikoura earthquake will likely change the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in plate boundary zones, according to […]

In the News | Published: 16 March 201703 August 2018

Tuesday marked four months since the November 14 Kaikoura earthquake, which caused widespread damage and disruption along the east coast […]