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.
Kaikoura is now in a recovery phase as the HMNZ Canterbury returns with supplies.
Object Overview for 'Earthquake Hazard Assessment for Kaikoura District (Yetton & McCahon, 2009)'
Following the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, the support from around the country was overwhelming.
Carriages used on the Coastal Pacific, cancelled for the rest of the season because of the Kaikoura earthquake, are being shifted to other services.
It's been one month since the Kaikōura and North Canterbury earthquakes, and you might recall a small place called Ward suffered a devastating direct hit.