Complex multifault rupture during the 2016 M w 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand | Zendy

Ian Hamling | Zendy; Sigrún Hreinsdóttir | Zendy; Kate Clark | Zendy; John R. Elliott | Zendy; Cunren Liang | Zendy; E. J. Fielding | Zendy; Nicola Litchfield | Zendy; Pilar Villamor | Zendy; Laura Wallace | Zendy; Tim Wright | Zendy; E. D’Anastasio | Zendy; Stephen Bannister | Zendy; David Burbidge | Zendy; Paul Denys | Zendy; Paula Gentle | Zendy; Jamie Howarth | Zendy; Christof Mueller | Zendy; N. Palmer | Zendy; Chris Pearson | Zendy; William Power | Zendy; Philip M. Barnes | Zendy; David Barrell | Zendy; Russ Van Dissen | Zendy; Robert Langridge | Zendy; Tim Little | Zendy; Andrew Nicol | Zendy; Jarg R. Pettinga | Zendy; J. V. Rowland | Zendy; Mark Stirling | Zendy

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Complex multifault rupture during the 2016 M _w 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand

Author(s) -

Ian Hamling,

Sigrún Hreinsdóttir,

Kate Clark,

John R. Elliott,

Cunren Liang,

E. J. Fielding,

Nicola Litchfield,

Pilar Villamor,

Laura Wallace,

Tim Wright,

E. D’Anastasio,

Stephen Bannister,

David Burbidge,

Paul Denys,

Paula Gentle,

Jamie Howarth,

Christof Mueller,

N. Palmer,

Chris Pearson,

William Power,

Philip M. Barnes,

David Barrell,

Russ Van Dissen,

Robert Langridge,

Tim Little,

Andrew Nicol,

Jarg R. Pettinga,

J. V. Rowland,

Mark Stirling

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.aam7194

Subject(s) - seismology , geology , moment magnitude scale , seismic hazard , slip (aerodynamics) , aftershock , earthquake rupture , foreshock , fault (geology) , seismic microzonation , engineering , geometry , mathematics , aerospace engineering , scaling

An earthquake with a dozen faults The 2016 moment magnitude (M w ) 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake was one of the largest ever to hit New Zealand. Hamlinget al. show with a new slip model that it was an incredibly complex event. Unlike most earthquakes, multiple faults ruptured to generate the ground shaking. A remarkable 12 faults ruptured overall, with the rupture jumping between faults located up to 15 km away from each other. The earthquake should motivate rethinking of certain seismic hazard models, which do not presently allow for this unusual complex rupture pattern.Science , this issue p.eaam7194

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