The Alpine Fault. Credit: GNSEmergency planners expect Selwyn to bounce back quicker than other areas if the Alpine Fault ruptures. New research shows a 75 per cent probability of a rupture on the central section of the Alpine Fault over the next 50 years. Photo: DOCShaking in an Alpine Fault earthquake could last up to four minutes, result in casualties and set off other fault-lines on the plains. Shaking from an Alpine Fault magnitude 8 earthquake in Selwyn would most like be felt as a rolling motion lasting up to four minutes, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 04, 2021 03:45 UTC