New Zealand Quake Ruptured 6 Faults
By Tia Ghose, Senior Writer | November 16, 2016 07:57pm ET
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New Zealand Quake Ruptured 6 Faults
A new map reveals that six faults ruptured during the Nov. 14 Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand. The magnitude-7.8 quake ruptured at least four faults along the coast, as well as two inland. Arrows show the level of displacement along each of these faults.
Credit: GNS Science
The magnitude-7.8 quake that rattled New Zealand, killing at least two people and stranding thousands of people, completely transformed the underlying faults in the region.
Six major faults ruptured as a result of the New Zealand quake, a new map reveals.
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