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Ostler Fault: complex fault scarp

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Ostler Fault: complex fault scarp

On another part of the Ostler Fault the zone of deformation is distributed over a broad zone, with two distinct ruptures and bending of the ground surface.

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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/4357/ostler-fault-complex-fault-scarp (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009.