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Alpine Fault 101: Getting acquainted with New Zealand’s greatest natural hazard
09/09/2017

Alpine Fault 101: Getting acquainted with New Zealand’s greatest natural hazard

New Zealand’s Alpine Fault reveals extreme underground heat and fluid pressure
09/08/2017

New Zealand’s Alpine Fault reveals extreme underground heat and fluid pressure

By Rupert Sutherland, Victoria University of Wellington An international team that drilled almost a kilometre deep into New Zealand’s Alpine Fault, which is expected to rupture in a major earthquake in the next decades, has found extremely hot temperatures and high fluid pressures. Our findings, pub...

Magnitude-8.2: The disaster scenario on New Zealand's most dangerous fault
09/07/2017

Magnitude-8.2: The disaster scenario on New Zealand's most dangerous fault

Catastrophic damage, 1000s of landslides, shaking in Sydney. And it's overdue.

The Alpine Fault  t
09/06/2017

The Alpine Fault t

In the South Island of New Zealand, the boundary between the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates can be seen on land. This is unlike the North Island boundary, where a subduction zone is under water off the east coast.

"Tectonic setting of New Zealand: astride a plate boundary which ...
09/05/2017

"Tectonic setting of New Zealand: astride a plate boundary which ...

Southern Alps groundwater sheds light on the Alpine Fault
09/03/2017

Southern Alps groundwater sheds light on the Alpine Fault

The Alpine Fault: Is New Zealand Prepared?
09/02/2017

The Alpine Fault: Is New Zealand Prepared?

"Alpine Fault quake 'more damaging' for plains | Radio New Zealand ...
09/01/2017

"Alpine Fault quake 'more damaging' for plains | Radio New Zealand ...

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8000-year quake record improves understanding of Alpine Fault - 28/06/2012
08/30/2017

8000-year quake record improves understanding of Alpine Fault - 28/06/2012

NEW ZEALAND’S ALPINE FAULT TO PRODUCE A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE—SO SCIENTISTS DRILLED A BIG HOLE INTO IT
08/30/2017

NEW ZEALAND’S ALPINE FAULT TO PRODUCE A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE—SO SCIENTISTS DRILLED A BIG HOLE INTO IT

The borehole revealed extreme underground heat and fluid pressure that could be used as a source of geothermal energy.

Alpine Fault
08/30/2017

Alpine Fault

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