Waihi Fault Zone
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The Waihi Fault Zone is a seismically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand whose earthquakes have been associated with significant loss of life.
View from the southern end of Waihi Fault Zone north. A strike of the Waihi-South fault commences across the valley in the foreground and the fault zone extends past the western slopes of the Mount Tongariro massive in distance. The top of the cone of Mount Ngauruhoe is hidden by cloud but is to the east of the fault zone, as are the snow covered areas of Mount Tongariro behind it.
Taupō Volcanic Zone
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The Taupō Volcanic Zone is a volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand. It has been active for at least the past two million years and is still highly active.
Waihi Fault Zone
…2.6 mm (0.10 in)/yr±0.8 mm (0.031 in)/yr Tectonics Plate Indo-Australian Status Active Type Normal fault Age Miocene-Holocene Volcanic arc/belt Taupō Volcanic Zone New Zealand geology database (includes faults) The Waihi Fault Zone is a seismically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand whose…
Volcano and historic lake/caldera locations in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. The distance between the town of Rotorua and the town of Taupō is 80 km. (White Island is not shown.)
Mount Ngauruhoe
Whakaari / White Island
Lady Knox Geyser, Waiotapu geothermal area