Signs of ancient earthquakes may raise risks for New Zealand

Monday, May 18, 2015 - 11:01 in Earth & Climate

Researchers have uncovered the first geologic evidence that New Zealand's southern Hikurangi margin can rupture during large earthquakes. The two earthquakes took place within the last 1000 years, and one was accompanied by a tsunami, according to the study published in the Bulletin of the Seimological Society of America (BSSA).

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