Evidence of subduction quakes under central NZ – Expert reaction
The Hikurangi margin. GNS Science. Scientists have found, for the first time, direct geological evidence of ‘megathrust‘ subduction quakes occurring under central New Zealand. Subduction earthquakes...
View ArticleMegathrust quake research in the news
New evidence of historic earthquakes under central New Zealand has received widespread media coverage this week. GNS Science The two earthquakes took place within the last 1000 years, and one was...
View ArticleIs a megathrust quake around the corner? – Campbell Live
Campbell Live’s Tristram Clayton and Whena Owen interviewed GNS scientists last night about the latest findings on central New Zealand’s ‘megathrust’ quake zone. Ursula Cochran explaining the Hikurangi...
View ArticleJapan’s devastating tsunami, ten years on – Expert Reaction
Ten years ago, the fourth strongest earthquake on record struck off the coast of the Tōhoku region of Japan, sending a massive tsunami towards the island nation. New research reviews the massively...
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