The November 13, 2016 M 7.8 earthquake in North Canterbury, New Zealand, occurred as the result of shallow oblique-reverse faulting on or near the boundary between the Pacific and Australia plates in South Island, New Zealand. Strong shaking was felt throughout New Zealandwith 15840 felt reports submitted to GeoNet (figure 1 below). Economic impact of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, New Zealand Ministry of Transport. The forgotten impact: Kaikoura earthquake: Wellington still paying the price, Deloitte. Kaikoura - a very different earthquake, Earthquake Commission. Of these, Little Pigeon Bay experienced some inundation (research article). Since the Kaikoura Earthquake almost two weeks ago there has been a lot of comparison to the Canterbury Earthquake sequence. The magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake that struck the South Island of New Zealand last November was the largest on-land recorded earthquake in the country's history. M 7.8 - 54km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. The Kaikōura Earthquake was better documented and measured than any natural event in our history. about the Kaikōura aftershock sequence and forecast. Christchurch moved two centimetres to the south. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, Briefing No. The impacts of the Kaikōura earthquake were wide-ranging. Potential for future damaging earthquakes in New Zealand: Geonet and GNS Science have developed a set of maps of probability of damaging shaking for a series of three MMI intensity levels in the next 30 days. At: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11848670The New Zealand Herald 2016, 'Live: 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Hanmer Springs in South Island - two killed, Kaikoura isolated, Wellington CBD damaged,' The New Zealand Herald, 14 November 2016. Thanks LINZ and EQC! Starting in Culverdon , 70km south of Kaikōura , the quake ripped across several fault … The impact on nature, the town, and the people was more than what anyone could have imagined. Photo by Tim Little, Field measurements of offset fences (orange line). As of 5am, there have been 278 since 7 o'clock last night and 807 since the 7.5 Kaikoura earthquake, GeoNet says. The earthquake and surface rupture involved more than 20 different faults (a world record), triggered the biggest local-source tsunami recorded in New Zealand since 1947, A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake recently struck New Zealand and lifted the seabed 6 feet upward. To our people-focussed team of duty officers, technicians, app and website developers, public information specialist and scientists who have worked tirelessly and under the most stressful conditions: thank you for your dedicated work. Along many parts of the coast the uplift was evident from decaying subtidal bull kelp (Durvillaea antarctica) on exposed rocky platforms. landslides. 3, Risk Frontiers Potential for future damaging earthquakes in New Zealand: Geonet and GNS Science have developed a set of maps of probability of damaging shaking for a series of three MMI intensity levels in the next 30 days. which is the North Island’s major plate boundary, where the Pacific Plate dives or "subducts" beneath the North Island (Hikurangi Subduction Earthquakes and Slip Behaviour). Overall, the damage along the Kaikōura coast from the tsunami was minor because the tsunami arrived at mid to low tide, much of the Kaikōura coastline was uplifted during the earthquake, and the beaches along the coastline here are steep. Offshore, amid the kelp, seals raised a … After being rocked by a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake, a wave of powerful aftershocks, thousands are now stranded in a New Zealand town near the quake's epicenter. On November 14th 2016, the earthquake hit, rattling Culverdon through to Seddon. to transportation networks and other lifeline utilities as well as disruption to the agriculture and tourism Extensive uplift and deformation occurred almost instantaneously over ~110km from Oaro to Lake Grassmere (research article). The 14 November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. This includes 9 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), 9 strong motion (measures really strong shaking), 2 short-period (for smaller shaking) and 1 repeater (information transfer). Photo by Tim Little, One of Tim and Russ’s trenches (pink rectangles) was cut in half by movement on the Kekerengu Fault (red line. The Mw7.8 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: Surface fault rupture and seismic hazard context June 2017 Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2):73-84 Photo by Kate Clark. The response included a New Zealand Fire Service Urban Search and Rescue squad. Kaikōura businesses 'within 6-8 weeks of collapse', Radio NZ. The video, released by GNS Science on May 12, provides a unique view of the former hill now known as Seafront Slip. Kaikoura Earthquake Nov 14th 2016 Just after midnight on the 14th of November 2016 Kaikoura was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that has been described as the most complex ever studied. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake: Briefing No. Users and managers of spatial data need to consider what impact (if any) the earthquake has had on existing data. GeoNet is a collaboration between the Earthquake Surface rupture along the Papatea Fault. 4, Risk Frontiers. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Hanmer Springs Earthquake, Briefing No. The Mw 7.8 14 November Hanmer Springs earthquake occurred on or near the interface between the Pacific Plate and the Australian plate. One of the worst hit towns was Kaikoura, which lies close to the epicenter of the earthquake. At: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11751775New Zealand Earthquake Commission 2017, 'Update on Kaikoura earthquake claims,' 28 March 2017. EQC has received around 38,000 residential claims for damage caused by the 14 November Kaikoura earthquake. ... media caption The earthquake caused damage in Kaikoura and Culverden. At 12:03 am local time, on November 14th, 2016, a moment magnitude (M w) 7.8 (USGS) earthquake struck the Kaikōura region of South Island, New Zealand.The earthquake occurred at a complicated portion of the Australian–Pacific plate boundary, where the motion between the two plates decreases southwestward, and the azimuth changes from trench-normal to trench-parallel along the … industries (research article, research article). At: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/90773348/kaikoura-earthquake-tsunami-was-as-high-as-7-metres-at-one-spotEvans K 2017, 'In the wake of the quake,' New Zealand Geographic 143: Jan - Feb 2017Howie C 2017, ''It was just a freak thing' - Partner of Kaikoura earthquake victim,' The New Zealand Herald, 6 May 2017. However, the driving mechanism for such earthquake rupture complexity remains partly unclear. Kaikoura District Council Annual Report 2016/2017 10 Impact of the 7.8 earthquake 2016/2017 has proved to be a demanding year as our small community faced significant challenges. A powerful earthquake has struck New Zealand near the ... Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee after flying over the coastal town of Kaikoura, ... Zealand's South Island, November 14, 2016. The handy calculator at the US Geological Survey shows that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake is nearly twice as big (1.995 times) as a 7.5 quake. Read here for more information (Most faults don't constantly slip - the slip rate is a measure of the movement on a fault over thousands of years. USGS map of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in New Zealand on November 13, 2016. The New Zealand Earthquake Commission had received around 38,000 residential claims for damage caused by March 2017. Faults in the north section of this fault system (the Awatere, Clarence and Wairau) have slip rates of ~4 to 8mm/yr, while the Hope and Kekerengu faults slip at rates of 20 mm/yr or more. Christchurch, Wellington, North Canterbury and Marlborough are the top locations for claims lodged. On Monday 14 November 2016, the magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake resulted in ground movements exceeding 5cm from the middle of the South Island to the bottom of the North Island. The earthquake caused two fatalities: one man was killed in the collapse of the Kaikoura Elms Homestead; one woman died following the impact of the event on the Mount Lyford log cabin where she lived. Landslide dam on the Hapuku River, looking downstream, Landslides at Ohau Point, north of Kaikoura blocking SH1. The 2016, moment magnitude 7.8, Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand’s South Island generated some of the most complex surface ruptures ever observed. The Kaikoura earthquake has had a devastating and on-going effect on Kaikoura. 15,840 Felt Rapid Reports were submitted online in the first hour and our website took a massive 250 million hits in 24 hours (peaking at 35,000 hits per second). New Zealand earthquake 2016. 'It was just a freak thing' - Partner of Kaikoura earthquake victim, The New Zealand Herald. If you have information you would like to contribute (documents, data and images), please click the button on the right to go to the submissions page. More than 18,500 aftershocks have followed since the Kaikōura earthquake (we ran the numbers at 1:52 p.m. on the 10 August 2017). ... Two deaths have been reported - one in Kaikoura and one in Mt Lyford. Serious damage to road and rail infrastructure was also experienced with repairs projected to take up to a year. And, thank you to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment, for helping us fund a large part of the science response to the Kaikōura earthquake. In the wake of the quake, New Zealand Geographic. Huge slips caused by the 7.8 earthquake on November 14, 2016 blocked State Highway One north of Kaikoura. Kaikōura quake caused 6.9 metre tsunami, Radio NZ. Kaikoura tsunami travel time map. The height was approximately 5.3 metres at Oaro; a survey team located various marine flora and fauna as far as 250 metres inland of the high tide mark. Google Earth image showing the length of the South Island Coastline impacted by the Kaikoura earthquake and subsequent uplift Redlines show the faults. Another aspect to consider is the type of coordinates for new data collected in the affected area; should they be consistent with existing pre-earthquake coordinates or do they need to reflect post-earthquake … Commission and GNS Science. Our first consideration during an event like Kaikōura is for everyone impacted. The most likely scenario is that the aftershocks will continue to decrease in frequency (and in line with forecasts) over the next year and no aftershock of magnitude 7 or larger will occur. Tragic rescue: 100-year-old pulled from rubble after son killed in devastating quake, The New Zealand Herald. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far. On November 13, 2016, a powerful earthquake jolted the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Update on Kaikoura earthquake claims, New Zealand Earthquake Commission. A tsunami followed the earthquake; at the time of the tsunami, the maximum run-up height was 6.9 metres above tide level. Gary Morton relives the night when he sat with the body of his partner, who died in the Kaikoura earthquake. Inspections and occupancy of government buildings in Wellington: State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes said that the State Services Commission had made it clear from the start that properly qualified structural engineers had to carry out building assessments, while Hughes had worked with chief executives on how to ensure the checks were up to standard. The Kaikoura Mw7.8 earthquake struck at 12.03 am local time on 14th November 2016 (UTC: 11.03 am 13th November 2016) – a shallow (15 km) magnitude 7.8 earthquake (Mw), with an epicentre located near Waiau in North Canterbury (Kaiser et al, 2017), and strongly shook the North Canterbury and Marlborough regions of NZ. New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission (EQC) says 88% of residential building settlements from the 2016 Kaikoura catastrophe were completed at the end of last month. A large number of landslides occurred on the coastal cliffs starting just south from Cape Campbell, becoming more intense south of the Clarence River, with several larger (100,000 – 500,000 m3) Photo by Julian Thomson, Bluff station. At: https://www.icnz.org.nz/media-resources/media-releases/single/item/kaikoura-earthquake-business-claims-reach-900-million/Morton J 2016, 'The Big Read: Unravelling the quirks of the Kaikoura Earthquakes,' The New Zealand Herald, 21 November 2016. Much of the science and understanding that has been achieved from this event would not be without the help of local people. The USGS operates a 24/7 National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado that can be reached for more information at (303) 273-8500. Kaikoura: 'Most complex quake ever studied', BBC Science & Environment. Further south of the Kaikōura region, north facing bays along Banks Peninsula were most affected by the tsunami. From GeoNet tsunami gauges and Lyttelton Port Company and PrimePort Timaru tide gauges. (2017) that shows the locations of faults that ruptured to the ground surface. News & Views How complex is the 2016 M w 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand? Scientists consider it one of the more complex earthquakes on record. Seismologists offer detailed look at New Zealand's Kaikoura earthquake, ScienceDaily. Shortly after midnight on 14 November 2016 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, 95 kilometres from Christchurch. At 12.02 a.m., on Monday 14 November 2016 NZDT, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck 15 km north-east of Culverden, North Canterbury, starting near the town of Waiau. There was also a response from the Defence Forces of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States and Japan which were coincidentially in New Zealand for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Royal New Zealand Navy. The M w 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake struck just after midnight on 14 November, with an epicenter ~20 … The earthquake rupture (movement on the faults) propagated south-west to north-east through the North Canterbury and Marlborough Fault areas- essentially "unzipping" along an approximately 180km length of the northeast coast of the South Island (Watching the M7.8 Kaikoura Quake Dominos Fall in Real Time). The first wave arrived within 10 minutes with 6.9m run up measured in Goose Bay. Drone photo by Julian Thomson, The tectonic setting of New Zealand is characterised by the Pacific and the Australian plate boundary with two subduction systems, the Puysegur in the southwest and the Hikurangi in the northeast. 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