A map showing the location of a study dating historic earthquakes on the Alpine Fault.
A map of the tectonic plate boundary of the alpine fault in New Zealand.
Shows a dragon labelled Alpine Fault asleep beneath mountains while mountaineers traverse the range. Context: scientific study shows South Island alpine fault could be 200 years away from generating its next earthquake of magnitude 8.0 (Stuff 3 April 2012)
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A LIDAR map showing traces of the Alpine Fault.
A map showing the location of the Alpine Fault.
An incomplete infographic showing a proposed fault rupture avoidance zone where the Alpine Fault runs under Franz Joseph township.
A graphic describing a drilling operation to investigate the Alpine Fault.
An infographic explaining investigations into historic earthquakes on the Alpine Fault.
A map showing the location of a historic rupture of the Alpine Fault.
A map showing the location of a study looking for historic earthquakes on the Alpine Fault.
A page banner promoting an article about how a rupture on the Alpine Fault would affect parts of New Zealand.
Two huge wrestlers, one representing 'Port Hills fault' and the other 'Greendale fault' struggle together over a broken Christchurch. Another wrestler, representing 'Other faults' appears in the distance yelling 'Is it my turn yet?' Context - Christchurch has now had three major earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks. It now appears likely that the Christchurch quakes resulted from activity on a fault extending directly eastward from the Alpine fault that remained unknown until last year, says Roger Musson, a seismologist at the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh. The new fault first came to light last September (4th) when a stronger but less calamitous quake shook Darfield, 40 kilometres west of Christchurch. Musson says the latest quake (Feb 22, 2011) probably resulted from an eastward continuation of activity on the same fault. "It has probably not moved for tens of thousands of years, so lots of strain built up," says Musson. The third major quake happened on 13th June 2011. (New Scientist - February 22, 2011)
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