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On November 14, two minutes after midnight, Scott Waterford had just gone to bed when the earthquake shook him out of it. Still in his undies, Waterford took shelter in a doorway. Then, as the shuddering intensified, he jumped off the veranda and ran into the paddock. A minute or so after the shaking started, the ground split open. Few have ever witnessed this "lightning and thunder" effect: first the shaking, then the breaking. Waterford is one of only a handful around the world. Last year’s Kaikōura earthquake is now believed to be one of the most complex ever recorded.
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What Kaikōura taught usOn November 14, two minutes after midnight, Scott Waterford had just gone to bed when the earthquake shook him out of it. Still in his undies, Waterford took shelter in a doorway. Then, as the shuddering intensified, he jumped off the veranda and ran into the paddock. A minute or so after the shaking started, the ground split open. Few have witnessed this "lightning and thunder" effect: first the shaking, then the breaking. Waterford is one of only a handful of people in the world to have experienced it. Last year’s Kaikōura earthquake is now believed to be one of the most complex ever recorded. This is why. |
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In the wake of the quakeThe Kaikōura Earthquake was better documented and measured than any natural event in our history. As the data streams in, scientists are scrambling to decode its hidden meanings and answer some burning questions of Antipodean geology. |
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The big oneThe Alpine Fault ruptures—on average—every 330 years with a magnitude 8 earthquake. Geologists and authorities are racing to quantify what might happen, and how they might respond in the event of the next one, likely to occur some time in the next 50 years. |
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