licensed under a Creative Commons At 12.02 a.m., on Monday 14 November 2016 NZDT, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck 15 km north-east of Culverden, North Canterbury, starting near the town of Waiau. A detailed map of active faults in the northeast South Island, from Stirling et al. The largest valley-blocking landslide has an approximate volume of 23 (±2) M m3 and the debris travelled up to 2.7 km down slope forming a dam on the Hapuku River. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Hanmer Springs Earthquake, Briefing No. Kaikōura businesses 'within 6-8 weeks of collapse', Radio NZ. The earthquake was the most powerful in the North Canterbury area in over 150 years and is one of the most complex earthquakes ever recorded On November 14, 2016, an earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the northeastern Kaikoura region on the South Island of New Zealand.It produced more than 20 fault ruptures, with some 112 miles (180 kilometers) of surface ruptures. A large number of landslides occurred on the coastal cliffs starting just south from Cape Campbell, becoming more intense south of the Clarence River, with several larger (100,000 – 500,000 m3) The earthquake and surface rupture involved more than 20 different faults (a world record), triggered the biggest local-source tsunami recorded in New Zealand since 1947, ... Two deaths have been reported - one in Kaikoura and one in Mt Lyford. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far. Kaikoura earthquake business claims reach $900 million, Insurance Council of New Zealand. Xuhua Shia,⇑, Yu Wanga, Jing Liu-Zengb, Ray Weldonc, Shengji Weia, Teng Wanga, Kerry Sieha a Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore bState Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, … The tsunami that followed the Kaikoura Earthquake reached a peak height of about 7 metres, researchers have confirmed. The quake lasted approximately two minutes and was considered notable for the complexity of the ruptures involved. 1a). which is the North Island’s major plate boundary, where the Pacific Plate dives or "subducts" beneath the North Island (Hikurangi Subduction Earthquakes and Slip Behaviour). Strong aftershocks and looming severe weather hamper efforts to reach communities stranded by disaster. Huge slips caused by the 7.8 earthquake on November 14, 2016 blocked State Highway One north of Kaikoura. caused extensive coastal uplift, widespread landslides and landslide dams, as well as slow-slip 'silent' earthquakes. Since the Kaikoura Earthquake almost two weeks ago there has been a lot of comparison to the Canterbury Earthquake sequence. Kaikoura District Council Annual Report 2016/2017 10 Impact of the 7.8 earthquake 2016/2017 has proved to be a demanding year as our small community faced significant challenges. The Big Read: Unravelling the quirks of the Kaikoura Earthquakes, The New Zealand Herald. The Mw7.8 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: Surface fault rupture and seismic hazard context June 2017 Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2):73-84 The USGS operates a 24/7 National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado that can be reached for more information at (303) 273-8500. The slow slip events we most commonly observe in New Zealand occur on the Hikurangi subduction zone, These slow slip events following the Kaikoura earthquake released a large amount of built-up tectonic energy and lasted over the weeks and months following the earthquake. (Click for a bigger map.). Near Okiwi Bay, the team were surveying the elevation of the pre-earthquake low tide mark using two surveying techniques. June 2017. M 7.8 Kaikōura Mon, Nov 14 2016. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, Briefing No. Insert CleverPhrase Here 13:25, 13 November 2016 (UTC) Merge with November 2016 New Zealand earthquakes I know that submarine landslides off of Kaikoura could trigger quite large Tsunami as well, so it isn't just the earthquakes people should be worried about. Drone photo by Julian Thomson, The tectonic setting of New Zealand is characterised by the Pacific and the Australian plate boundary with two subduction systems, the Puysegur in the southwest and the Hikurangi in the northeast. M 7.8 - 54km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. At the beginning of 2016, the priority focus was to complete the civic centre. The number of earthquakes generally decrease over time in an aftershock sequence, with spikes of activity and occasional larger earthquakes. At: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/90773348/kaikoura-earthquake-tsunami-was-as-high-as-7-metres-at-one-spotEvans K 2017, 'In the wake of the quake,' New Zealand Geographic 143: Jan - Feb 2017Howie C 2017, ''It was just a freak thing' - Partner of Kaikoura earthquake victim,' The New Zealand Herald, 6 May 2017. The two sides of the trench are now about nine metres apart. Powerful Earthquake Jolted New Zealand Seabed 6 Feet Upward, Forbes. Kaikoura Earthquake and Tsunami Post Event Report (14 November 2016) 4 May 2017 3 SUMMARY OF THE EVENT At 0002 NZDT on Monday 14 November 2016, amagnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred northeast of Culverden. The Mw 7.8 14 November Hanmer Springs earthquake occurred on or near the interface between the Pacific Plate and the Australian plate. - New Zealand earthquake live updates. ... 14 November 2016. The Insurance Council of New Zealand announced today that private insurers have received business claims valued at more than $900 million from the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. Kaikoura tsunami travel time map. Joanne R. Stevenson, Julia Becker 2, Nicholas Cradock-Henry 3, Sarb Johal 4, David Johnston 5, Caroline Orchist on 6. and Erica Seville 7 If you have information you would like to contribute (documents, data and images), please click the button on the right to go to the submissions page. about the Kaikōura aftershock sequence and forecast. Kaikoura: 'Most complex quake ever studied', BBC Science & Environment. Kaikōura quake caused 6.9 metre tsunami, Radio NZ. 13:52, 15 NOV 2016. As of 5am, there have been 278 since 7 o'clock last night and 807 since the 7.5 Kaikoura earthquake, GeoNet says. Kaikoura was, unfortunately, one of the places hit the worst. This led to the closure of state highway routes and the main railway line (read here). Thanks LINZ and EQC! Our first consideration during an event like Kaikōura is for everyone impacted. Of these, Little Pigeon Bay experienced some inundation (research article). The Kaikoura Mw7.8 earthquake struck at 12.03 am local time on 14th November 2016 (UTC: 11.03 am 13th November 2016) – a shallow (15 km) magnitude 7.8 earthquake (Mw), with an epicentre located near Waiau in North Canterbury (Kaiser et al, 2017), and strongly shook the North Canterbury and Marlborough regions of NZ. At 12:03 am local time, on November 14th, 2016, a moment magnitude (M w) 7.8 (USGS) earthquake struck the Kaikōura region of South Island, New Zealand.The earthquake occurred at a complicated portion of the Australian–Pacific plate boundary, where the motion between the two plates decreases southwestward, and the azimuth changes from trench-normal to trench-parallel along the … The height was approximately 5.3 metres at Oaro; a survey team located various marine flora and fauna as far as 250 metres inland of the high tide mark. Kaikoura Earthquake Nov 14th 2016 Just after midnight on the 14th of November 2016 Kaikoura was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that has been described as the most complex ever studied. 4, Risk Frontiers. 3, Risk Frontiers Potential for future damaging earthquakes in New Zealand: Geonet and GNS Science have developed a set of maps of probability of damaging shaking for a series of three MMI intensity levels in the next 30 days. Commission and GNS Science. Strong shaking was felt throughout New Zealandwith 15840 felt reports submitted to GeoNet (figure 1 below). On Monday 14 November 2016, the magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake resulted in ground movements exceeding 5cm from the middle of the South Island to the bottom of the North Island. Coastal uplift from the massive Kaikōura earthquake may have saved the local council from having to spend millions of dollars protecting the town from erosion. Also, the GeoNet team have added 5 power and sensor upgrades at existing sites. Since the Kaikōura earthquake there have been a total of 21 new earthquake monitoring installations. The magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake that struck the South Island of New Zealand last November was the largest on-land recorded earthquake in the country's history. Damaged buildings in Wellington: Nearly 50 earthquake-damaged buildings in Wellington have been inspected by engineers, with some likely to be closed for weeks or longer, and one may require demolition. Jo-Anne Mackinnon died because of the Kaikoura earthquake. Kaikoura Earthquake tsunami was as high as 7 metres at one spot, stuff.co.nz. At: https://www.eqc.govt.nz/news/update-on-kaikoura-earthquake-claims, Amos J 2017, 'Kaikoura: 'Most complex quake ever studied,'' BBC News, 23 March 2017.Daly M 2017, 'Kaikoura Earthquake tsunami was as high as 7 metres at one spot,' stuff.co.nz, 28 March 2017. The majority of claims lodged are for building damage only (71%), 10% for building and contents, 9% contents only and 10% land damage. After being rocked by a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake, a wave of powerful aftershocks, thousands are now stranded in a New Zealand town near the quake's epicenter. Further south of the Kaikōura region, north facing bays along Banks Peninsula were most affected by the tsunami. According to the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) in New Zealand, the earthquake epicenter was at 42.69 °S, 173.02 °E, about 90 km northeast of Christchurch, the 3rd largest city in New Zealand (Fig. Commission, Creative Commons Between these systems is a zone of strike-slip (where the plates slide laterally past each other) and compression, where the plate motion is taken up on a complex network of numerous faults in the northern South Island. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake: Briefing No. Some Kaikōura businesses are within six to eight weeks of collapse as visitor numbers dwindle, a new group set up to advocate for earthquake-affected traders and retailers says. At: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11848670The New Zealand Herald 2016, 'Live: 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Hanmer Springs in South Island - two killed, Kaikoura isolated, Wellington CBD damaged,' The New Zealand Herald, 14 November 2016. Surface rupture along the Papatea Fault. Christchurch moved two centimetres to the south. to transportation networks and other lifeline utilities as well as disruption to the agriculture and tourism The earthquake left coral and seabed exposed above the ocean in a matter of minutes. The first wave arrived within 10 minutes with 6.9m run up measured in Goose Bay. The Kaikoura earthquake shook New Zealand. The 7.8 magnitude quake lifted the seabed by 0.5 to 2 meters (2 to 7 feet) along a 20-kilometer stretch of the Kaikoura coast. The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was a magnitude 7.8 (M w) earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand.It happened two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). M 7.8 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake Our team including the broader GNS seismology team provided not only timely response information to NZ decision makers (NZ government, Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, Engineering communities etc) but also contributed critical science information: The construction was ... media caption The earthquake caused damage in Kaikoura and Culverden. Economic impact of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, New Zealand Ministry of Transport. Kaikoura: state of emergency declared in town cut off by New Zealand Earthquake, The Guardian. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, Briefing No. The Kaikoura earthquake has had a devastating and on-going effect on Kaikoura. Shortly after midnight on 14 November 2016 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, 95 kilometres from Christchurch. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, Briefing No. The Kaikōura earthquake occurred in an area known as the Marlborough fault system (MFS). Landslide dam on the Hapuku River, looking downstream, Landslides at Ohau Point, north of Kaikoura blocking SH1. + 3 other earthquakes 20140201 Patches for events: Cook Strait, 17 July 2013 Lake Grassmere, 16 August 2013 20160701 Reverse patches Christchurch, 14 February 2016 20170601 Hybrid patch for Kaikoura 14 November 2016 More than 18,500 aftershocks have followed since the Kaikōura earthquake (we ran the numbers at 1:52 p.m. on the 10 August 2017). The Elms Homestead in Kaikoura collapsed following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake at 12.02am, and rescuers spent hours searching for the three residents. Photo by Tim Little, One of Tim and Russ’s trenches (pink rectangles) was cut in half by movement on the Kekerengu Fault (red line. (2017) that shows the locations of faults that ruptured to the ground surface. More than 200 landslides blocked rivers and generated landslide dams. I wonder if they have triggered the warning alarms in Sumner? Wellington Earthquake National Initial Response Plan version 1.1 now available Results of the Disaster Preparedness Survey for 2017 now available New drone footage has revealed the extent of a massive landslip triggered by the November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand. Cross section of the North Island of New Zealand showing where the slow-slip earthquakes (brown to yellow patches) is happening at the boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates. (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2017). Several of the faults that ruptured were submarine and movement of the seafloor caused a tsunami along New Zealand’s east coast that was recorded on a number of sea level gauges (research article). Aftershocks have continued to rumble through the night. Monday's 7.8 quake was bafflingly complex in some ways, but simple in others. Because of this valuable network and data, we are able to understand the geological process and inform New Zealanders. The epicentre where shaking started was about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Culverden and 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-west of the tourist town of Kaikoura. Strong earthquake - Kaikoura, New Zealand on November 14, 2016 November 14, 2016 by Armand Vervaeck Earthquake-report.com only survives with (mostly small) PRIVATE DONATIONS . Kaikoura Earthquake and Tsunami: 14 November 2016 Post Event Report (National Emergency Management Agency response) Exercise Tangaroa post-exercise report. Starting in Culverdon , 70km south of Kaikōura , the quake ripped across several fault … Astonishingly, the M7.8 Kaikōura earthquake triggered large slow slip events The most likely scenario is that the aftershocks will continue to decrease in frequency (and in line with forecasts) over the next year and no aftershock of magnitude 7 or larger will occur. Read here for more information At: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11751775New Zealand Earthquake Commission 2017, 'Update on Kaikoura earthquake claims,' 28 March 2017. Seismologists offer detailed look at New Zealand's Kaikoura earthquake, ScienceDaily. Information about emergencies, disasters and disaster resilience comes from many sources. On November 14th 2016, the earthquake hit, rattling Culverdon through to Seddon. A powerful earthquake of moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8 occurred in the Kaikoura region, South Island, New Zealand, at 00:02:56 AM (local time), 14 November 2016. 15,840 Felt Rapid Reports were submitted online in the first hour and our website took a massive 250 million hits in 24 hours (peaking at 35,000 hits per second). The impact on nature, the town, and the people was more than what anyone could have imagined. On November 13, 2016, a powerful earthquake jolted the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. industries (research article, research article). The earthquake caused two fatalities: one man was killed in the collapse of the Kaikoura Elms Homestead; one woman died following the impact of the event on the Mount Lyford log cabin where she lived. The New Zealand Earthquake Commission had received around 38,000 residential claims for damage caused by March 2017. Potential for future damaging earthquakes in New Zealand: Geonet and GNS Science have developed a set of maps of probability of damaging shaking for a series of three MMI intensity levels in the next 30 days. Users and managers of spatial data need to consider what impact (if any) the earthquake has had on existing data. All submissions will be reviewed and verified before they are added to the collections. The earthquake rupture (movement on the faults) propagated south-west to north-east through the North Canterbury and Marlborough Fault areas- essentially "unzipping" along an approximately 180km length of the northeast coast of the South Island (Watching the M7.8 Kaikoura Quake Dominos Fall in Real Time). Field surveys and comparison of pre- and post-earthquake airborne lidar measurements show variable vertical coastal displacements, ranging from -2.5m to 6.5m. A tsunami followed the earthquake; at the time of the tsunami, the maximum run-up height was 6.9 metres above tide level. The rupture lasted nearly 2 minutes in total, and where the faults met the ground surface the ground was displaced, horizontally (sideways) and vertically (up-down) by up to 12 metres. The video, released by GNS Science on May 12, provides a unique view of the former hill now known as Seafront Slip. The 2016, moment magnitude 7.8, Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand’s South Island generated some of the most complex surface ruptures ever observed. At: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11747414The New Zealand Herald 2016, 'Tragic rescue: 100-year-old pulled from rubble after son killed in devastating quake,' The New Zealand Herald, 14 November 2016. This includes 9 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), 9 strong motion (measures really strong shaking), 2 short-period (for smaller shaking) and 1 repeater (information transfer). The Kaikōura Earthquake was better documented and measured than any natural event in our history. The report acknowledges the following sources: Insurance Council of New Zealand 2017, 'Kaikoura earthquake business claims reach $900 million,' media release 1 February 2017. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake recently struck New Zealand and lifted the seabed 6 feet upward. In the wake of the quake, New Zealand Geographic. Shortly after midnight on Monday 14th November 2016, the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake rocked New Zealand. The forgotten impact: Kaikoura earthquake: Wellington still paying the price, Deloitte. We acknowledge the people of Kaikōura, Hurunui, Marlborough and Wellington areas and thank all of the landowners who permitted our access to their land. Tragic rescue: 100-year-old pulled from rubble after son killed in devastating quake, The New Zealand Herald. The November 13, 2016 M 7.8 earthquake in North Canterbury, New Zealand, occurred as the result of shallow oblique-reverse faulting on or near the boundary between the Pacific and Australia plates in South Island, New Zealand. The report acknowledges the following sources: Insurance Council of New Zealand 2017, 'Kaikoura earthquake business claims reach $900 million,' media release 1 February 2017. Inspections and occupancy of government buildings in Wellington: State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes said that the State Services Commission had made it clear from the start that properly qualified structural engineers had to carry out building assessments, while Hughes had worked with chief executives on how to ensure the checks were up to standard. The big earthquake that struck New Zealand last year may have been the most complex ever, say scientists. Extensive uplift and deformation occurred almost instantaneously over ~110km from Oaro to Lake Grassmere (research article). Much of the science and understanding that has been achieved from this event would not be without the help of local people. At 12.02 a.m., on Monday 14 November 2016 NZDT, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck 15 km north-east of Culverden, North Canterbury, starting near the town of Waiau. Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License, Hikurangi Subduction Earthquakes and Slip Behaviour, Earthquake A review of the Kaikōura earthquake has revealed it generated an almost 7m tsunami and it was only luck that prevented it from causing more destruction. New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission (EQC) says 88% of residential building settlements from the 2016 Kaikoura catastrophe were completed at the end of last month. There was also a response from the Defence Forces of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States and Japan which were coincidentially in New Zealand for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Update on Kaikoura earthquake claims, New Zealand Earthquake Commission. The earthquake also affected Wellington, but (thankfully) at greatly reduced force. along much of the Hikurangi subduction zone, even as far away as Gisborne, ~600 km away from the earthquake. Kaikoura - a very different earthquake, Earthquake Commission. In the city of Wellington, widespread damage occurred to buildings, many communities suffered power outages, and damage to docks impaired ferry traffic across Cook Strait. USGS map of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in New Zealand on November 13, 2016. Live: 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Hanmer Springs in South Island - two killed, Kaikoura isolated, Wellington CBD damaged, The New Zealand Herald. Kekerengu Fault rupture displacing the road and house by ~10 metres. Photo by Laura Wallace. This fifth briefing contains observations arising from a visit to Wellington and Blenheim. with modern instruments (research article). Out of the erosion zone - quake's unexpected boon, Radio NZ. In reality most faults sit still for hundreds or thousands of years, while the land around them gets pushed and pulled, and then they slip a lot all at once, creating an earthquake.). The impacts of the Kaikōura earthquake were wide-ranging. In scientific terms, the Kaikōura earthquake was a new phenomenon. Photo by Kate Clark. Due to the presence of steep slopes in areas of strong ground shaking over 10,000 landslides occurred in the wider regions of North Canterbury and Marlborough (research article). Scientists consider it one of the more complex earthquakes on record. Details; History; Story; Technical; Tsunami By February 2017, business insurance claims exceeded NZ$900 million, broken down as follows (correct 1 February 2017): Satellite imagery indicated that as a result of the earthquake: This incident was included in the Major Incidents Report 2016-17 (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2017). In one area, the uplift was a remarkable 5.5 meters (18 feet). 'It was just a freak thing' - Partner of Kaikoura earthquake victim, The New Zealand Herald. News & Views How complex is the 2016 M w 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand? 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