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Kōrero: Historic earthquakes

Uplift of the Kaikōura coastline

In this video, GNS Scientist Kelvin Berryman explains the uplift of the Papatea Fault during the magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake in November 2016.

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Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – Marlborough earthquakes – 2013 and 2016, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/46856/uplift-of-the-kaikoura-coastline (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 29 September 2017, updated 1 November 2017.