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Earthquake hazards

Canterbury lies across the boundary of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. As a result, we live in an active landscape where earthquakes are not uncommon. These pages provide information on earthquake hazards in the Canterbury region.

Canterbury’s earthquake hazard People cannot predict exactly where and when earthquakes will occur. However, what we can do is use all available information about t ..

Earthquake fault information This pages explains earthquake faults in Canterbury and what information is available. If you have any questions please email ecinfo ..

Historic earthquakes Canterbury has been rattled by many earthquakes in the past. In the first few decades of European settlement there were several large ..

Earthquake magnitude and intensity Earthquakes are measured in two different ways: magnitude and intensity ..

District Earthquake Hazard Assessments On this page you can find information on the earthquake hazard assessments that have been undertaken for different districts in Canter ..

Liquefaction information This page provides information on the liquefaction hazard in Canterbury, and information on Environment Canterbury's joint project to ..

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