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11-14-2016, 11:29 AM
I don't think the line of quakes on North Island aligned with the future rupture over a 48 period is accurate. I looked at M2 to M8.
Maybe I will try M1 to M8. It did not look nearly as dramatic.
On the other hand, the aftershocks look clustered near the E end of the rupture near the coast and offshore, 50 km SW of Wellington on the North Island. I went on a field trip almost 20 years ago along the Hope fault which runs through Wellington. I'd have to double check but I think it is a right-lateral fault. I also have not checked, but presumably stress changes would have driven it closer to failure, by a year or two???
Chris
Maybe I will try M1 to M8. It did not look nearly as dramatic.
On the other hand, the aftershocks look clustered near the E end of the rupture near the coast and offshore, 50 km SW of Wellington on the North Island. I went on a field trip almost 20 years ago along the Hope fault which runs through Wellington. I'd have to double check but I think it is a right-lateral fault. I also have not checked, but presumably stress changes would have driven it closer to failure, by a year or two???
Chris