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Surface rupture of the greendale fault during the darfield (CANTERBURY) earthquake, New ZEALAND: Initial findings
M Quigley, R Van Dissen, P Villamor, N Litchfield, D Barrell, K Furlong, T Stahl, B Duffy, E Bilderback, D Noble, D Townsend, J Begg, R Jongens, W Ries, J Claridge, A Klahn, H Mackenzie, A Smith, S Hornblow, R Nicol Show all
Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering | Published : 2010
Abstract
The Mw 7.1 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake of 4 September 2010 (NZST) was the first earthquake in New Zealand to produce ground-surface fault rupture since the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake. Surface rupture of the previously unrecognised Greendale Fault during the Darfield earthquake extends for at least 29.5 km and comprises an en echelon series of east-west striking, left-stepping traces. Displacement is predominantly dextral strike-slip, averaging ~2.5 m, with maxima of ~5 m along the central part of the rupture. Maximum vertical displacement is ~1.5 m, but generally < 0.75 m. The south side of the fault has been uplifted relative to the north for ~80% of the rupture length, except at the ea..
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