Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/03/2014: Serene Saturday

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 30 March 2014 entitled, "Serene Saturday".

Object Overview: Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Kaikoura District

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Object Overview for 'Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Kaikoura District (Yetton & McCahon, 2009)'

Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Kaikoura District

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This report describes the earthquake hazard in Kaikoura district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes an earthquake scenario for a magnitude 7.0-7.3 Hope Fault earthquake near Kaikoura, and a subsequent local tsunami.