2016 Kaikōura earthquake
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The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a powerful magnitude 7.8 quake that struck New Zealand’s South Island, causing widespread ground deformation, landslides, and infrastructure damage across the Kaikōura region and beyond.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Kaikōura
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Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Canterbury
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Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershocks | thousands ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2016 New Zealand earthquake
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Kaikoura earthquake 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDeaths | 2 ⓘ |
| casualtiesInjured | dozens ⓘ |
| causedGroundDeformation | true ⓘ |
| causedLandslides | true ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryResponseAgency |
GNS Science
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New Zealand Civil Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedInfrastructure |
Main North Line railway
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State Highway 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ buildings in Wellington CBD ⓘ |
| date | 2016-11-14 ⓘ |
| depth | 15 km ⓘ |
| economicLoss | billions of New Zealand dollars ⓘ |
| epicenterNear | Waiau, North Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | North Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | New Zealand national state of emergency not declared ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Modified Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localDate | 2016-11-14 ⓘ |
| localTime | 00:02 ⓘ |
| location |
Kaikōura region
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Marlborough region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Canterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.8 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumHorizontalDisplacement | over 10 m ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | IX ⓘ |
| maximumVerticalDisplacement | up to 8 m ⓘ |
| militaryInvolvement | Royal New Zealand Navy evacuation operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAftershockMagnitude | 6.0+ ⓘ |
| numberOfLandslides | thousands ⓘ |
| partOfTectonicSetting | boundary between Pacific Plate and Australian Plate ⓘ |
| promptedEvacuations |
Kaikōura
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coastal communities on east coast of South Island ⓘ |
| rupturedFaults |
Hundalee Fault
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Jordan Thrust NERFINISHED ⓘ Kekerengu Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ Papatea Fault NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple faults ⓘ |
| ruptureLength | approximately 180 km ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
challenged assumptions about fault segmentation
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complex multi-fault rupture ⓘ |
| timeZone | NZDT ⓘ |
| triggeredTsunami | true ⓘ |
| tsunamiAffectedCoast | east coast of South Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tsunamiHeightMax | approximately 7 m ⓘ |
| utcTime | 2016-11-13T11:02:56Z ⓘ |
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