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Looking at the Toaroha River, near New Zealand’s Alpine Fault. | GNS Science

Seismic activity of New Zealand’s alpine fault more complex than suspected

Geology Page - December 4, 2020

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Deep underground forces explain quakes on San Andreas Fault

Graduate student Mike Duvall is pictured here in southeastern Nepal during fieldwork in 2017. Image credit: John Waldron

Scientists discover fault system in southeastern Nepal

San Andreas Fault Zone

Chance of big San Andreas earthquake increased by Ridgecrest temblors, study suggests

Fig. 1 Map of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake and surrounding area. (A) Transpressional tectonic setting of the northeastern South Island of New Zealand. (B) Map of surface ruptures from the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, shown in bold black lines with the Papatea fault in red (8, 28). Dots represent scaled relative energy release from back-projection results (15) and are colored by time since rupture onset. Mapped active faults that did not rupture during the Kaikōura event are indicated by thin black lines (28). Credit: Science Advances 02 Oct 2019: Vol. 5, no. 10, eaax5703, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax5703

Unusual fault rupture during Kaikōura quake

Research redefines the properties of faults when rock melts

Geology Page - July 1, 2015

A deep, dark mystery: New discoveries about the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone...

Geology Page - June 30, 2015

Reactivating fault slip with fluid injection

Geology Page - June 12, 2015

Geologist collaborates on study to determine mechanism associated with fault weakening

Geology Page - May 19, 2015

Scientists begin monitoring tremors on San Andreas Fault

Geology Page - May 9, 2015

Tidal tugs on Teflon faults drive slow-slipping earthquakes

Geology Page - April 27, 2015

Calaveras-Hayward fault link means potentially larger quakes

Geology Page - April 4, 2015

Finding fault: New information may help understand earthquakes

Geology Page - March 17, 2015

Analysis of recent earthquake sequence reveals geologic fault, epicenters in Irving...

Geology Page - February 11, 2015

Drilling reveals fault rock architecture in New Zealand’s central alpine fault

Geology Page - February 7, 2015

Re-thinking Southern California earthquake scenarios in Coachella Valley, San Andreas Fault

Geology Page - December 9, 2014

Geologists shed light on formation of Alaska Range

Geology Page - November 23, 2014

Geologists shed light on formation of Alaska Range

Geology Page - November 20, 2014

Alpine drilling fault project moves into new phase

Geology Page - October 21, 2014

Earthquakes in the ocean: Towards a better understanding of their precursors

Geology Page - October 21, 2014

Some sections of the San Andreas Fault system in San Francisco...

Geology Page - October 15, 2014

Major new fault found in New Zealand capital

Geology Page - October 8, 2014

Scientific drilling project underway on Alpine Fault

Geology Page - October 6, 2014

Drilling Into an Active Earthquake Fault in New Zealand

Geology Page - September 25, 2014

Midwestern Fault Zones Are Still Alive

Geology Page - August 14, 2014

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