For the first time, researchers are digging into the seismic history surrounding the Taupō Fault Belt to unlock insights into how the “twin threats” of earthquakes and volcanoes could collide and ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This video shows the ruptured Kekerengu Fault, near the coastal town of Kaikoura, following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand's South Island.