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What causes earthquakes?

New Zealand earthquakes, 1990–94

New Zealand earthquakes, 1990–94

Plate boundaries, earthquakes and volcanoes (1st of 2)

Plate boundaries, earthquakes and volcanoes (1st of 2)

Faults and earthquakes (1st of 2)

Faults and earthquakes (1st of 2)

Primary and secondary waves (1st of 2)

Primary and secondary waves (1st of 2)

Visualising the magnitude scale

Visualising the magnitude scale

Extent of shaking, 1942 Wairarapa earthquake

Extent of shaking, 1942 Wairarapa earthquake

Seismic activity in New Zealand

Earthquakes and volcanoes in the subduction zone

Earthquakes and volcanoes in the subduction zone

Faults in central New Zealand

Faults in central New Zealand

Fault rupture, 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

Fault rupture, 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

Earthquake damage, Te Anau

Earthquake damage, Te Anau

Living with earthquakes

GeoNet monitoring sites (1st of 3)

GeoNet monitoring sites (1st of 3)

Seismologist Warwick Smith

Seismologist Warwick Smith

New Zealand regions at greatest risk of ground shaking

New Zealand regions at greatest risk of ground shaking

GPS station in the Southern Alps

GPS station in the Southern Alps

Recalling the Hawke’s Bay earthquake

Recalling the Hawke’s Bay earthquake

Drop, cover and hold (1st of 2)

Drop, cover and hold (1st of 2)

Building for earthquake resistance

Napier Nurses’ Home (1st of 2)

Napier Nurses’ Home (1st of 2)

Earthquake-resistant building

Earthquake-resistant building

Strengthening Parliament Buildings

Strengthening Parliament Buildings

Fitting base isolation bearings

Fitting base isolation bearings

Earthquake-resistant houses

Earthquake-resistant houses

Strengthening the Thorndon overbridge

Strengthening the Thorndon overbridge



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