Landslide dam over the Hapuku River

Severe shaking during the Kaikōura earthquake causes debris to fall, forming a dam on the Hapuku River.

Rights: Dougal Townsend, GNS Science/EQC The Geonet Project

Published: 24 May 2017Size: 19.23 MB

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