Open AccessDamage in the Greymouth area
Author(s) -
Paul D. Anderson,
F. R. Smith,
F. Quinn
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.2.1.139-142
Subject(s) - epicenter , borough , geology , geography , seismology , archaeology
The borough of Greymouth, at the mouth the Grey river on the west coast, is 90 km south west of Inangahua Junction, and thus approximately 100 km from the instrumental epicentre of the main earthquake shock of 5.24 a.m. on May 24, 1968.