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Earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by the continual movement of huge tectonic plates that make up the surface of the earth. The landmass of New Zealand sits astride two of these plates – the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. Together these plates have shaped New Zealand’s past and will continue to shape its future.
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Alpine fault history | BOP earthquake 1987 | Edgecumbe train tracks | Edgecumbe earth rupture (GNS) |
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Edgecumbe close up (GNS) | Large NZ earthquakes (GNS) | Gisborne 2007-damage from collapsed facade | Gisborne 2007 Rick Barker and Mayor Meng Foon survey damage |
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Gisborne 2007- facade damage | Gisborne 2007 - facade damage | Gisborne 2007- civic clock stopped at time of earthquake | |
2010 Canterbury earthquake
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Aerial view of the surface rupture aa | Earth rupture in a local park | Damage to roading | Damage to roading |
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Many older brick buildings were damaged | Underground petrol tanks 'floated' to the surface | Earthquake shock wave preserved in rail tracks | A pedestrian footbridge twisted by the quake |
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Burst underground water pipes caused flooding | Several older buildings in the Christchurch CBD collapsed | Repairing one of the numerous chimneys damaged | |
2011 Christchurch earthquake
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Structural supports in place at the Cathedral aa | Damage to the Cathedral bell tower | Many heritage buildings were damaged | Shattered plate glass |
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Canterbury Television (CTV) site | Ongoing search at the CTV site | Cafe interior | Ongoing inpsection inside the Red cordon zone |
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A familiar site throughout the city - clearing silt | Liquifaction causing silt and water contamination | Many brick veneer buildings suffered damage | Hotel Grand Chancellor suffered serious damage |
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Central city street within the cordon | Many vehicles were crushed by debris | The central city faces a huge cleanup | |
