beecee Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 https://phys.org/news/2018-11-huge-quake-edges-zealand-islands.html Huge quake edges New Zealand islands closer together November 24, 2018: The Kaikoura earthquake raced north from the middle of New Zealand's South Island towards Cook Strait covering 170 kilometres in about 74 seconds A destructive earthquake that struck New Zealand two years ago has left its two main islands edging towards each other, and one city sinking, according to scientists. But the margins are minimal with the gap between the North and South islands narrowing a mere 35 centimetres (13 and a half inches), while Nelson at the top of the South Island has sunk by up to 20 millimetres. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake on November 14 initially pushed the two islands several metres closer and the unsettled fault lines have since nudged the southern landmass further north. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-11-huge-quake-edges-zealand-islands.html#jCp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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