how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ's Alpine Fault
- Written by: Meghan S. Miller, Professor of Geophysics, Australian National University
Author provided, CC BY-NDAotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018.
In the South Island, the largest seismic hazard is the 600km Alpine Fault, which runs the length of the Southern Alps and defines the boundary between...
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