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The 1888 earthquake caused a 2.6-metre horizontal offset on the Hope Fault, visible in this fenceline at Glynn Wye. The fence has been re-strung, but the posts have not been moved. This photograph appears to be the world’s first to show horizontal fault movement caused by an earthquake.
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by Alexander McKay
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