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Kōrero: Earthquakes

Plate boundaries, earthquakes and volcanoes

  • Plate boundaries

    Plate boundaries
  • Earthquakes

    Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes

    Volcanoes

This map shows the location of worldwide large earthquakes between 1980 and 1990. Earthquakes occur on plate boundaries, including the boundary between the Pacific and Australian plates, which runs through New Zealand. Also shown are active volcanoes.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Eileen McSaveney, Earthquakes – What causes earthquakes?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/4397/plate-boundaries-earthquakes-and-volcanoes (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2017.