On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami. Resulting […]
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Wellington council focuses on quake resilience
An announcement from the Wellington City Council that it will be examining the city’s earthquake resilience has received wide media […]
Continue readingAnatomy of a disaster: preliminary report on the February 22, 2011 Christchurch quake
Scientists have confirmed in a new research paper on last year’s disastrous February 22 Christchurch aftershock that computer modelling showed […]
Continue readingExperts: South Island seismic risk needs re-evaluation
Scientists behind the first big compilation of research into the Christchurch earthquakes say the seismic risk to the whole of […]
Continue readingItaly quake trial gains NZ attention
The trial of six seismologists and an official in Italy in the wake of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake has become […]
Continue readingKiwi scientists support Italian seismologists on trial
Several Italian earthquake scientists are currently standing trial for manslaughter, after accusations that their lack of warnings led to the […]
Continue readingQuake signals investigated
Strange lights in the sky, bizarre animal behaviour and unexplained electrical failures. These unusual phenomena are all coming under the […]
Continue readingQuake psychology focus at conference
The trauma and resilience of Cantabrians in the wake of earthquakes has been the focus of research presented at a […]
Continue readingRunning the numbers on quake risk
Although many people would like them to, scientists cannot predict earthquakes. They can, however, estimate the probability of one occurring […]
Continue readingEarthquake risk in Christchurch
Following Mondays two damaging aftershocks, Christchurch is starting — once more — the arduous task of clean up. But are […]
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