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2016 Kaikoura earthquake and Alpine Fault

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Difference between 2016 Kaikoura earthquake and Alpine Fault

2016 Kaikoura earthquake vs. Alpine Fault

The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (Mw) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). 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.

Similarities between 2016 Kaikoura earthquake and Alpine Fault

2016 Kaikoura earthquake and Alpine Fault have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Earthquake, Fault (geology), GNS Science, List of earthquakes in New Zealand, Marlborough Fault System, New Zealand, South Island, The New Zealand Herald, The Press.

Earthquake

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.

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GNS Science

GNS Science (Māori: Te Pū Ao) is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute.

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List of earthquakes in New Zealand

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand.

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Marlborough Fault System

The Marlborough Fault System is a set of four large dextral strike-slip faults and other related structures in the northern part of South Island, New Zealand, which transfer displacement between the mainly transform plate boundary of the Alpine fault and the mainly destructive boundary of the Kermadec Trench, and together form the boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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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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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment.

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The Press

The Press is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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2016 Kaikoura earthquake and Alpine Fault Comparison

2016 Kaikoura earthquake has 76 relations, while Alpine Fault has 37. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 7.96% = 9 / (76 + 37).

References

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