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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck New Zealand, just one day after a devastating cyclone forced a state of emergency across much of the country.. The quake occurred under the Cook Strait ...
New Zealand was rattled by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake Wednesday morning but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency said the ...
New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency had warned of a tsunami threat following a magnitude 8.1 quake. 3 powerful earthquakes hit off New Zealand coast, topped by magnitude 8.1 ...
The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935. [ 3 ] Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home.
GeoNet was founded in 2001 by GNS Science, the Earthquake Commission and Land Information New Zealand. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 4 ] GeoNet was "relatively [obscure]" until the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes occurred, when people started paying attention to the monitoring system. [ 5 ]
The Christchurch Fault is an active seismic fault running under the city of Christchurch in the middle of New Zealand's South Island.. It runs from an area close to Riccarton, under the Central City, through the eastern suburbs off the coast of New Brighton.
That November, the magnitude-7.8 Kaikoura earthquake rumbled off the east side of New Zealand’s South Island, killing two and causing more than a billion dollars in damage.
Pages in category "Earthquakes in New Zealand" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...