Slow slips

Usually we know that earthquakes have occurred by shaking of the ground and objects, obvious ground movement or by seismometer readings but scientists have discovered to...

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...