Forty kilometres below Wellington two tectonic plates are grinding against each other in an almost imperceptible slow-motion earthquake. The Kapiti […]
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Quakes shake Auckland
Auckland was shaken yesterday afternoon by two earthquakes measuring magnitude 3.1 and 3.9, centred in the Hauraki Gulf about 15 […]
Continue readingCommunicating earthquake science – Mark Quigley
Scientists must engage with the public and the media on disaster issues, warns one of New Zealand’s most public-facing earthquake […]
Continue readingJapan quake released immense stress – study
Samples of rock drilled from depths of the Pacific seafloor have revealed the tremendous release of tectonic pressure that occurred […]
Continue readingLearning from L’Aquila – and why Canterbury is different
by Dr Mark Quigley, Senior Lecturer in Tectonics and Geomorphology at the University of Canterbury and the 2011 Prime Minister’s […]
Continue reading‘Well behaved’ Alpine fault – experts respond
New research out today reveals that the Alpine Fault – a strike-slip fault running almost the entire length of the […]
Continue readingUK, US reports link fracking and quakes
The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]
Continue readingGovernment injects $7m into hazards research
Nearly 20 research projects will split $7 million of taxpayer funding over the next three years as scientists take on […]
Continue readingExpert Q&A: Engineers on the Canterbury earthquakes and building earthquake-resilient cities
Almost a year on from the devastating February 22, 2011 Canterbury earthquake, the Science Media Centre put a series of […]
Continue readingNew quake research in the news
A swathe of newly published research on the Christchurch Quakes has revealed scientific insights into the tragic disaster. The international […]
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