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Ostler Fault: simple fault scarp

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Ostler Fault: simple fault scarp

In this section of the Ostler Fault, in South Canterbury, the fault trace is a simple linear feature, offsetting river channels on an old flood plain. The zone of deformation near the fault is only a few metres.

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Eileen McSaveney, Active faults – Building on or near active faults, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4356/ostler-fault-simple-fault-scarp (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009.