Seismologists record 2 metre shift south of MarlboroughUSGS/PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY The largest aftershocks were close to the Hope Fault, the line running across the centre of the map. The earth moved two metres to the north in Marlborough during Monday morning's major earthquake, according to data from GNS Science. The geoscience research company recorded significant movement at a GPS monitoring station at Cape Campbell, about 50 kilometres south of Blenheim, during the 7.5 earthquake just after midnight. Information was uploaded instantly by satellite and seismologists were monitoring the movement throughout the day, Little said. There were four GPS monitoring stations in the Marlborough Sounds, at d'Urville Island, Forsyth Bay, Arapawa Island, and in the Mahakipawa Arm.

Source: Stuff November 13, 2016 23:56 UTC