1855 Wairarapa earthquake
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The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake occurred on 23 January at about 9.17 p.m., affecting much of the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, including Marlborough in the South Island and Wellington and the Wairara
1855 painting of landslip near Newlands by Charles Emilius Gold
2016 Kaikōura earthquake
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The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a Mw 7.8 earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT. Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the
1855 Wairarapa earthquake
…to the top of the subducting Pacific plate. That such megathrust coupling with overlying surface faults is possible was subsequently observed with the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, and a new model for a subset of shallow megathrust earthquakes, including this earthquake, was developed. Other evidence for this hypothesis is…
Demolition of 61 Molesworth Street in Wellington
Satellite radar image showing ground motion effects during the earthquake
The Elms homestead, pictured here in 2012, collapsed during the earthquake, killing one person
Morning supply run from USS Sampson helicopter