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Kōrero: Landslides

Earth shake

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Earth shake

A seismograph at Erewhon, about 60 kilometres from Aoraki/Mt Cook, recorded the 1991 landslide. The earth vibrated with the massive weight of rock that rumbled down the mountain. Seismographs as far away as Wellington (500 kilometres distant) registered the impact.

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Michael J. Crozier, Landslides – Alpine, low mountain and layered rock landslides, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/8786/earth-shake (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Michael J. Crozier, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 19 February 2026.