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Landslide dam over the Hapuku River

Landslide dam over Hapuku River from 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

Severe shaking during the Kaikōura earthquake causes debris to fall, forming a dam on the Hapuku River.

Rights: Dougal Townsend, GNS Science/EQC The Geonet Project
Published: 24 May 2017Size: 19.23 MB
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