Kōrero: Earthquakes

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - What causes earthquakes?

New Zealand earthquakes, 1990–94

New Zealand earthquakes, 1990–94

Plate boundaries, earthquakes and volcanoes

Plate boundaries, earthquakes and volcanoes (1 o 2)

Plate boundary through New Zealand

Plate boundary through New Zealand (2 o 2)

Faults and earthquakes

Faults and earthquakes (1 o 2)

Wairarapa Fault scarp, Pigeon Bush

Wairarapa Fault scarp, Pigeon Bush (2 o 2)

Primary and secondary waves

Primary and secondary waves (1 o 2)

The earthquake magnitude scale

The earthquake magnitude scale (2 o 2)

Extent of shaking, 1942 Wairarapa earthquake

Extent of shaking, 1942 Wairarapa earthquake

Liquefaction in Christchurch, 2011

Liquefaction in Christchurch, 2011

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Seismic activity in New Zealand

Earthquakes and volcanoes in the subduction zone

Earthquakes and volcanoes in the subduction zone

Faults in central New Zealand

Faults in central New Zealand

Fault rupture, 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

Fault rupture, 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake

Earthquake damage, Te Anau

Earthquake damage, Te Anau

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Living with earthquakes

GeoNet monitoring sites

GeoNet monitoring sites (1 o 3)

GeoNet seismometer network

GeoNet seismometer network (2 o 3)

GeoNet monitor

GeoNet monitor (3 o 3)

Seismologist Warwick Smith

Seismologist Warwick Smith

New Zealand regions at greatest risk of ground shaking

New Zealand regions at greatest risk of ground shaking

GPS station in the Southern Alps

GPS station in the Southern Alps

Recalling the Hawke’s Bay earthquake

Recalling the Hawke’s Bay earthquake

Drop, cover and hold

Drop, cover and hold (1 o 2)

Being prepared

Being prepared (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Building for earthquake resistance

Napier Nurses’ Home

Napier Nurses’ Home (1 o 2)

Wreckage of the Nurses’ Home, 1931

Wreckage of the Nurses’ Home, 1931 (2 o 2)

Earthquake-resistant building

Earthquake-resistant building

Strengthening Parliament Buildings

Strengthening Parliament Buildings

Fitting base isolation bearings

Fitting base isolation bearings

Strengthening the Thorndon overbridge

Strengthening the Thorndon overbridge

Buildings damaged during the Christchurch earthquake, 2011

Buildings damaged during the Christchurch earthquake, 2011 (1 o 3)

Canterbury Television (CTV) building, Christchurch

Canterbury Television (CTV) building, Christchurch (2 o 3)

Provincial Council Chambers, Christchurch

Provincial Council Chambers, Christchurch (3 o 3)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Eileen McSaveney, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/earthquakes/media (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, reviewed & revised 1 Aug 2017