Paeroa Fault
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The Paeroa Fault is a seismically active area in the Taupō District, Waikato Region of the central North Island of New Zealand.
The Paeroa Fault (left in red) is associated with the splay Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault (right in red) in the Taupō Rift, North Island, New Zealand
Horohoro Fault
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The Horohoro Fault is in the old Taupō Rift of the central North Island of New Zealand and is associated with the spectacular Horohoro Cliffs.
Paeroa Fault
…the adjacent Te Weta Fault block in what has been called the Paeroa Garben, a rift valley that extends to the presently much less tectonically active Horohoro Fault. This intra-rift fault has been estimated to have single event earthquakes in its northern portion about 6.4 Mw and for the whole fault, rupture intensity…
Horohoro Cliffs formed by the fault (view is from the air towards the west above south western edge of the Kapenga Caldera).
The inactive southern portion (red dots) and active northern portion (red line) of the Horohoro Fault in the old Taupō Rift (light yellow shading), North Island, New Zealand. Other relevant geology is shown to reflect the controversy relating to the fault. The possible outline in white of the Ohakuri Caldera at the southern end with surrounding Ohakuri ignimbrite (yellow) is shown. The modern Taupō Rift (light red shading) and Hauraki Rift (light purple shading) are shown for context. Landmarks such as