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The Edgecumbe Fault

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The Edgecumbe Fault

Movement on the Edgecumbe Fault during the 1987 Bay of Plenty earthquake offset this section of McCracken Road in Edgecumbe by almost 3 metres.

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Eileen McSaveney, Active faults – What is an active fault?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4350/the-edgecumbe-fault (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009.