The chances of New Zealand’s Alpine Fault rupturing in a damaging earthquake in the next 50 years are much higher than previously thought, according to our research, published today. The 850km ...

It was difficult to tell the exact location of small earthquakes at depth, and it was also hard to know exactly where the Alpine Fault was at depth, Balfour said.

The majestic Southern Alps are the result of the upheaval of the Pacific Plate's rim.DAVID WALKER / FAIRFAX NZ The Alpine Fault is a huge 480km scar slicing through the western length of the South ...

The location is regarded by scientists as one ... to drill into plate boundary faults after large earthquakes. The Alpine Fault project will be one of the first attempts to probe the inside ...

Jesse Kearse receives funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Nicolas Barth receives funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi. One of the world’s most anticipated earthquakes is the next ...

"This is quite exceptional given that the ambient temperature at the sensor's location is very close ... At its northern end, near Inchbonnie, the Alpine Fault was intersected by the Hope Fault ...

Seismic activity of New Zealand's alpine fault more complex than suspected Date: December 1, 2020 Source: Seismological Society of America Summary: New evidence of a 19th century earthquake on New ...

The Alpine Fault is a geological fault that runs almost the entire length of New Zealand's South Island. YouTube / GNS Science Tremors too small to be felt may help scientists learn more about the ...

With the same length as the Great Lakes Tectonic Zone, the Alpine Fault can be found at New Zealand’s South Island. The movement of the plates here have caused some of the most devastating ...

The Alpine Fault on New Zealand’s South Island tends to beget a 8.0 magnitude earthquake approximately once every 300 years, Gizmodo reports. The last quake at the fault was in 1717 ...

Rainwater and snowmelt help fuel intense earthquakes along a New Zealand tectonic fault, new research suggests. Tracing the source of water flowing through New Zealand’s Alpine Fault shows that ...

One of the world’s most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand. With a 75% chance of it happening within the next 50 ...