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14 relations: Alpine Fault, Auckland Islands, Fiordland, Indo-Australian Plate, Kermadec Trench, Macquarie Fault Zone, New Zealand, Pacific Plate, Puysegur Point, Richter magnitude scale, South Island, Tasman Sea, Tonga Trench, 2009 Fiordland earthquake.
Alpine Fault
The Alpine Fault is a geological fault, specifically a right-lateral strike-slip fault, that runs almost the entire length of New Zealand's South Island.
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Auckland Islands
The Auckland Islands (Māori: Motu Maha or Maungahuka) are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying south of the South Island.
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Fiordland
Fiordland is a geographic region of New Zealand in the south-western corner of the South Island, comprising the western-most third of Southland.
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Indo-Australian Plate
The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and surrounding ocean, and extends northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and adjacent waters.
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Kermadec Trench
The Kermadec Trench is a linear ocean trench in the south Pacific Ocean.
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Macquarie Fault Zone
The Macquarie Fault Zone is a major right lateral-moving transform fault along the seafloor of the south Pacific Ocean which runs from New Zealand southwestward to the Macquarie Triple Junction.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Plate
The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
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Puysegur Point
Puysegur Point is located in the far southwest of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Richter magnitude scale
The so-called Richter magnitude scale – more accurately, Richter's magnitude scale, or just Richter magnitude – for measuring the strength ("size") of earthquakes refers to the original "magnitude scale" developed by Charles F. Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 paper, and later revised and renamed the Local magnitude scale, denoted as "ML" or "ML".
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South Island
The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.
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Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea (Māori: Te Tai-o-Rehua) is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand.
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Tonga Trench
The Tonga Trench is an oceanic trench located in the south-west Pacific Ocean.
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2009 Fiordland earthquake
The 2009 Fiordland earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand with a magnitude of 7.8 at 9:22 pm (NZST) on 15 July.
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