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Forecasting earthquake aftershock patterns – Expert Reaction

Forecasting earthquake aftershock patterns – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 August 201811 February 2019

Machine learning AI has been taught to forecast patterns of  locations following large earthquakes, according to a new study published […]

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Earthquakes in Lombok – Expert Reaction

Earthquakes in Lombok – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 August 201811 February 2019

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday evening at 7.46pm (local time), reportedly killing at least 82 […]

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Mt Agung eruption – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 November 201711 April 2018

After months of unrest, Mt Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali is finally erupting. The island was elevated to […]

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Emergency Mobile Alert Test – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 November 201711 April 2018

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) sent out a nationwide test of their new Emergency Mobile Alert […]

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Large quake shakes Snares Island – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 12 July 201703 August 2018

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck the Auckland Islands on Tuesday evening was close to, if not on, the subduction […]

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Extreme heat under the Southern Alps — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 18 May 201703 August 2018

Drilling into the Alpine Fault to measure the conditions of the fault and monitor what happens before a major earthquake, […]

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Alpine Fault interval refined – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 06 March 201703 August 2018

Improving on their 2012 study in Science, GNS Science researchers have refined their understanding of past earthquakes on the South-Westland section […]

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12-month deadline to strengthen earthquake-prone buildings -In the News

In the News  |  Published: 26 January 201711 April 2018

The Government will put up $3 million to strengthen unreinforced masonry on earthquake-prone buildings in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Marlborough […]

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Effects of Kaikoura quake evident – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 06 December 201611 April 2018

Three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the South Island, isolating the coastal town of Kaikoura and shutting buildings […]

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Everyone agrees NZ needs a better tsunami warning system. But what? – Jane Cunneen

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 02 December 201611 April 2018

Following the magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, much has been said about the confusion around tsunami warnings and what a solution […]

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