The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, Briefing No. 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). 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. 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. This visualisation shows the propagation of seismic waves during the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake as well as the tsunami that was triggered. The 14 November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Google Earth image showing the length of the South Island Coastline impacted by the Kaikoura earthquake and subsequent uplift Redlines show the faults. KAIKŌURA EARTHQUAKE 2016 . Scientists consider it one of the more complex earthquakes on record. As of 5am, there have been 278 since 7 o'clock last night and 807 since the 7.5 Kaikoura earthquake, GeoNet says. This fifth briefing contains observations arising from a visit to Wellington and Blenheim. By combining 2016 coseismic slip partitioning, large-scale fault kinematics, volcanism propagation, seismicity, and slab geometry, we … 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. 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. Surface rupture along the Papatea Fault. industries (research article, research article). with modern instruments (research article). 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. licensed under a Creative Commons 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. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far. 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. 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. Field surveys and comparison of pre- and post-earthquake airborne lidar measurements show variable vertical coastal displacements, ranging from -2.5m to 6.5m. Since the Kaikōura earthquake there have been a total of 21 new earthquake monitoring installations. 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). Economic impact of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, New Zealand Ministry of Transport. Insert CleverPhrase Here 13:25, 13 November 2016 (UTC) Merge with November 2016 New Zealand earthquakes The Elms Homestead in Kaikoura collapsed following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake at 12.02am, and rescuers spent hours searching for the three residents. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake: Briefing No. New drone footage has revealed the extent of a massive landslip triggered by the November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand. The quake lasted approximately two minutes and was considered notable for the complexity of the ruptures involved. The M w 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake struck just after midnight on 14 November, with an epicenter ~20 … And, thank you to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment, for helping us fund a large part of the science response to the Kaikōura earthquake. Christchurch moved two centimetres to the south. ... Two deaths have been reported - one in Kaikoura and one in Mt Lyford. 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. Christchurch, Wellington, North Canterbury and Marlborough are the top locations for claims lodged. Also, the GeoNet team have added 5 power and sensor upgrades at existing sites. landslides. The Kaikoura earthquake has had a devastating and on-going effect on Kaikoura. The video, released by GNS Science on May 12, provides a unique view of the former hill now known as Seafront Slip. Information about emergencies, disasters and disaster resilience comes from many sources. 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. 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. Kaikoura - a very different earthquake, Earthquake Commission. 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). The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Hanmer Springs Earthquake, Briefing No. 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. Kaikoura building settlements almost complete: EQC, Insurance News. 13:52, 15 NOV 2016. 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. about the Kaikōura aftershock sequence and forecast. The two sides of the trench are now about nine metres apart. 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, … Commission and GNS Science. Ruptures occurred on multiple fault lines and our community was completely cut off from the rest of New Zealand. The Mw 7.8 14 November Hanmer Springs earthquake occurred on or near the interface between the Pacific Plate and the Australian plate. Photo by Julian Thomson, Bluff station. 4, Risk Frontiers. 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 … Near Okiwi Bay, the team were surveying the elevation of the pre-earthquake low tide mark using two surveying techniques. Kaikōura quake caused 6.9 metre tsunami, Radio NZ. Wellington Earthquake National Initial Response Plan version 1.1 now available Results of the Disaster Preparedness Survey for 2017 now available 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. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Centre of Excellence for Prescribed Burning, The Mw 7.8 14 November Hanmer Springs Earthquake, Briefing No. The big earthquake that struck New Zealand last year may have been the most complex ever, say scientists. As the data streams in, scientists are scrambling to decode its hidden meanings and answer some burning questions of Antipodean geology. 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. Uplifted coastal platform and bull kelp (_Durvillaea antarctica_). Shortly after midnight on Monday 14th November 2016, the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake rocked New Zealand. The first wave arrived within 10 minutes with 6.9m run up measured in Goose Bay. The forgotten impact: Kaikoura earthquake: Wellington still paying the price, Deloitte. Monday's 7.8 quake was bafflingly complex in some ways, but simple in others. On November 14th 2016, the earthquake hit, rattling Culverdon through to Seddon. Faults in the north section of this fault system (the Awatere, Clarence and Wairau) have slip rates of ~4 to 8mm/yr, while the Hope and Kekerengu faults slip at rates of 20 mm/yr or more. Aftershocks have continued to rumble through the night. (2017) that shows the locations of faults that ruptured to the ground surface. Users and managers of spatial data need to consider what impact (if any) the earthquake has had on existing data. This led to the closure of state highway routes and the main railway line (read here). 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 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. 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) Kekerengu Fault rupture displacing the road and house by ~10 metres. 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). A powerful earthquake has struck New Zealand near the ... Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee after flying over the coastal town of Kaikoura, ... Zealand's South Island, November 14, 2016. The impact on nature, the town, and the people was more than what anyone could have imagined. 3, Risk Frontiers. 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. Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License. to transportation networks and other lifeline utilities as well as disruption to the agriculture and tourism Tragic rescue: 100-year-old pulled from rubble after son killed in devastating quake, 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 impacts of the Kaikōura earthquake were wide-ranging. Along many parts of the coast the uplift was evident from decaying subtidal bull kelp (Durvillaea antarctica) on exposed rocky platforms. Kaikoura was, unfortunately, one of the places hit the worst. 5, Risk Frontiers (PDF 972KB). Kaikoura Earthquake tsunami was as high as 7 metres at one spot, stuff.co.nz. At: https://www.icnz.org.nz/media-resources/media-releases/single/item/kaikoura-earthquake-business-claims-reach-900-million/Morton J 2016, 'The Big Read: Unravelling the quirks of the Kaikoura Earthquakes,' The New Zealand Herald, 21 November 2016. Photo by Laura Wallace. 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. (Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, 2017). Huge slips caused by the 7.8 earthquake on November 14, 2016 blocked State Highway One north of Kaikoura. (Click for a bigger 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 On November 13, 2016, a powerful earthquake jolted the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The Kaikōura Earthquake was better documented and measured than any natural event in our history. In the wake of the quake, New Zealand Geographic. 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). To our people-focussed team of duty officers, technicians, app and website developers, public information specialist and scientists who have worked tirelessly and under the most stressful conditions: thank you for your dedicated work. Out of the erosion zone - quake's unexpected boon, Radio NZ. The number of earthquakes generally decrease over time in an aftershock sequence, with spikes of activity and occasional larger earthquakes. The Mw 7.8 November 14, 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, Briefing No. 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). Of these, Little Pigeon Bay experienced some inundation (research article). Starting in Culverdon , 70km south of Kaikōura , the quake ripped across several fault … This report provides an assessment of the economic impact of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake via disruption to horizontal infrastructure, household and government consumption and industry sectors, including tourism. In one area, the uplift was a remarkable 5.5 meters (18 feet). Offshore, amid the kelp, seals raised a … Commission, Creative Commons along much of the Hikurangi subduction zone, even as far away as Gisborne, ~600 km away from the earthquake. The earthquake left coral and seabed exposed above the ocean in a matter of minutes. M 7.8 - 54km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand, USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Kaikoura Earthquake and Tsunami: 14 November 2016 Post Event Report (National Emergency Management Agency response) Exercise Tangaroa post-exercise report. 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. Details; History; Story; Technical; Tsunami The slow slip events we most commonly observe in New Zealand occur on the Hikurangi subduction zone, Seismologists offer detailed look at New Zealand's Kaikoura earthquake, ScienceDaily. One of the worst hit towns was Kaikoura, which lies close to the epicenter of the earthquake. 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. At: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11747702Radio NZ, 'Kaikōura quake caused 6.9 metre tsunami,' 5 May 2017Seismological Society of America, 'Seismologists offer detailed look at New Zealand's Kaikoura earthquake,' ScienceDaily, 12 April 2017. 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. The 2016, moment magnitude 7.8, Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand’s South Island generated some of the most complex surface ruptures ever observed. - New Zealand earthquake live updates. 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. The response included a New Zealand Fire Service Urban Search and Rescue squad. + 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 A detailed map of active faults in the northeast South Island, from Stirling et al. A tsunami followed the earthquake; at the time of the tsunami, the maximum run-up height was 6.9 metres above tide level. Photo by Kate Clark. Learn more about the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program . The earthquake also affected Wellington, but (thankfully) at greatly reduced force. Bottom right insert shows a map view of the slow slip areas. 'It was just a freak thing' - Partner of Kaikoura earthquake victim, The New Zealand Herald. 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. Extensive uplift and deformation occurred almost instantaneously over ~110km from Oaro to Lake Grassmere (research article). The report acknowledges the following sources: Insurance Council of New Zealand 2017, 'Kaikoura earthquake business claims reach $900 million,' media release 1 February 2017. Surveying at a coastal uplift site near Half Moon Bay, on the southern side of the Hope Fault, uplift here is 2.1 – 2.4 m. Earthquake geologists from GNS Science and marine biologists from University of Canterbury surveying coastal uplift. A 100-year-old woman and her daughter-in-law were rescued from the rubble of an historic homestead, while her son tragically did not make it. 2, Risk Frontiers. 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. 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 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 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. 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. 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. 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). Another aspect to consider is the type of coordinates for new data collected in the affected area; should they be consistent with existing pre-earthquake coordinates or do they need to reflect post-earthquake … Because of this valuable network and data, we are able to understand the geological process and inform New Zealanders. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and EQC have been providing us with funding to develop and sustain our GPS network. 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. Shortly after midnight on 14 November 2016 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, 95 kilometres from Christchurch. However, the driving mechanism for such earthquake rupture complexity remains partly unclear. Kaikoura: state of emergency declared in town cut off by New Zealand Earthquake, The Guardian. ... media caption The earthquake caused damage in Kaikoura and Culverden. The construction was GeoNet content is copyright GNS Science and is Landslide dam on the Hapuku River, looking downstream, Landslides at Ohau Point, north of Kaikoura blocking SH1. At: https://www.icnz.org.nz/media-resources/media-releases/single/item/kaikoura-earthquake-business-claims-reach-900-million/, Cape Campbell, in the north-east of the South Island, moved north-north-east by over two metres, rising almost a metre vertically, Kaikoura moved north-east by almost one metre, rising 70 centimetres, The east coast of the lower North Island moved up to five centimetres to the west, The Wellington region moved between two and six centimetres northwards. We acknowledge the people of Kaikōura, Hurunui, Marlborough and Wellington areas and thank all of the landowners who permitted our access to their land. 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). caused extensive coastal uplift, widespread landslides and landslide dams, as well as slow-slip 'silent' earthquakes. 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. 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 tsunami travel time map. 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, Since the Kaikoura Earthquake almost two weeks ago there has been a lot of comparison to the Canterbury Earthquake sequence. In scientific terms, the Kaikōura earthquake was a new phenomenon. Thousands of people were affected with significant damage 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. Strong shaking was felt throughout New Zealandwith 15840 felt reports submitted to GeoNet (figure 1 below). 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. USGS map of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in New Zealand on November 13, 2016. Kaikoura earthquake business claims reach $900 million, Insurance Council of New Zealand. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake recently struck New Zealand and lifted the seabed 6 feet upward. 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. GeoNet is a collaboration between the Earthquake 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). Jo-Anne Mackinnon died because of the Kaikoura earthquake. Read here for more information (Most faults don't constantly slip - the slip rate is a measure of the movement on a fault over thousands of years. Serious damage to road and rail infrastructure was also experienced with repairs projected to take up to a year. Update on Kaikoura earthquake claims, New Zealand Earthquake Commission. News & Views How complex is the 2016 M w 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, South Island, New Zealand? The tsunami that followed the Kaikoura Earthquake reached a peak height of about 7 metres, researchers have confirmed. Photo by Tim Little, Field measurements of offset fences (orange line). All submissions will be reviewed and verified before they are added to the collections. 1, Risk Frontiers (PDF 480KB). Our first consideration during an event like Kaikōura is for everyone impacted. The report acknowledges the following sources: Insurance Council of New Zealand 2017, 'Kaikoura earthquake business claims reach $900 million,' media release 1 February 2017. 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. Gary Morton relives the night when he sat with the body of his partner, who died in the Kaikoura earthquake. The Big Read: Unravelling the quirks of the Kaikoura Earthquakes, The New Zealand Herald. 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. 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