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Tree ring evidence of fault movement

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Tree ring evidence of fault movement

These men are taking a sampling from tilted trees near the Alpine Fault, to obtain evidence of changes in tree-ring growth. Small core samples are taken with an auger drill.

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Department of Geology, University of Otago

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Eileen McSaveney, Active faults – New Zealand’s longest active faults, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4370/tree-ring-evidence-of-fault-movement (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009.