New Zealand's Alpine Fault is known for its regular timing of large earthquakes, which makes it a more straightforward choice for studying fault behavior. The fault is known to rupture at almost ...

The Pacific and Australian plates collide and interact in complex ways around New Zealand ... slip faults mark the transition from the Alpine fault to the Hikurangi subduction zone.

An curved arrow pointing right. This video shows the ruptured Kekerengu Fault, near the coastal town of Kaikoura, following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand's South Island.