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seismology

Hikurangi Response Plan – In the News

Hikurangi Response Plan – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 11 January 201911 February 2019

Scientists and civil defence groups are putting together an emergency response plan for a potential earthquake on New Zealand’s largest fault. […]

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What makes quakes jump faults? – In the News

What makes quakes jump faults? – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 02 October 201811 February 2019

Analysis of the events leading up to the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, may lead to a different approach to forecasting earthquakes, […]

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Sulawesi quake and tsunami – Expert Reaction

Sulawesi quake and tsunami – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 October 201811 February 2019

On Friday Evening, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi. After the […]

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Alpine Fault featured in special issue – In the News

Alpine Fault featured in special issue – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 11 September 201811 February 2019

The 300-year anniversary of the last time the Alpine Fault ruptured has been marked with a special issue of the New […]

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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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East Cape earthquake and tsunami warning – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 September 201611 April 2018

An early morning earthquake off the coast of the East Cape rattled many from their beds and sparked a tsunami warning. […]

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GeoNet changed NZ earthquake science dramatically – Helen Anderson

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 29 August 2016

Cantabrians have former seismologist Dr Helen Anderson’s vote for the world’s best citizen seismologists, she writes in Fairfax’s science page, […]

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Five years on: the Christchurch 2011 quake

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 February 201603 May 2017

Five years on from the biggest disaster in modern New Zealand, experts share their experiences and thoughts. At 12:51 pm on […]

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Christchurch Valentine’s Day quake – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 15 February 201618 April 2016

A magnitude 5.7 quake struck Christchurch just after 1pm yesterday. Strong shaking was reported and a cliff near Sumner partially […]

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