Story: Historic earthquakes

Opened fault

This aerial footage shows the fault that opened during the Edgecumbe earthquake as it snakes across farmland.

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by Lloyd Homer

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How to cite this page

Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/4540/opened-fault (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 November 2017.