New Zealand earthquakes

An earthquake near Christchurch in September 2010 started a chain of events still being felt years later. It caused extensive damage to property, and aftershocks also...

The series of activities described below was designed to help students develop an understanding about earthquakes in New Zealand, including why we get them and how...

The 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake was a complex sequence of ruptures that included 12 major faults and nine lesser faults. The initial rupture started on...