The structure and seismic potential of the Aotea and Evans Bay faults, Wellington, New Zealand

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The structure and seismic potential of the Aotea and Evans Bay faults, Wellington, New Zealand

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The active Aotea and Evans Bay faults underlie Wellington Harbour/Te Whanganui a Tara, and are inferred to extend south beneath Wellington City and eastern suburbs. The Aotea Fault dips east, has reverse displacement, and projects onshore beneath the western flank of Mount Victoria/Matairangi and Te Aro, where a basement fault has been inferred previously. East of Mount Victoria, the Evans Bay Fault may dip west and extend southward beneath the Rongotai isthmus. Marine seismic-reflection prof...

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21 Sep, 2018

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Philip M. Barnes / Scott D. Nodder / Susi Woelz / Alan R. Orpin

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Aotea Fault / Evans Bay Fault / Mount Victoria / high-resolution seismic reflection / seismic hazard / active faults / earthquakes / late Quaternary stratigraphy / bathymetry / Wellington / Wellington harbour / New Zealand / Biochemistry / Pharmacology / Evolutionary Biology / Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / Ecology / Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified / Marine Biology / Cancer

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