Earthquakes
- Earthquakes in the Wellington region
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The Wellington region is tectonically active and criss-crossed by many faultlines. While we often feel small earthquakes that don't cause much damage, many of the active faults in the region are actually capable of producing large earthquakes.
- Effects of earthquakes
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Ground shaking, slope failure (landslides), liquefaction and fault movement.
- Earthquake hazard maps
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Greater Wellington's combined earthquake hazard maps bring together the separate components of earthquake risk (such as ground shaking, active faulting, slope failure, liquefaction, and tsunami potential) into single maps for Wellington, Porirua, Hutt Valley and Kapiti.
- More information
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Davey, R.A. and Shephard, R.B. 1995. Earthquake Risk Assessment Study: Works Consultancy Services, Greater Wellington Regional Council