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    • Waiau fault scarp caused by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake
    Rights: Dr Katherine Pedley Published 24 May 2017 Size: 830 KB Referencing Hub media

    The fault scarp formed on a section of the Leader Fault during the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. The fault scarp is about 200 m long and 3.5 m high.

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      Kaikōura earthquake

      The 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake was a complex sequence of ruptures that included 12 major faults and nine lesser faults. The initial rupture started on a fault near Culverden and then jumped ...

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