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The Edgecumbe earthquake was the first since the 1968 Īnangahua quake to cause major damage. Although not of an exceptional magnitude, it was damaging because it was very shallow. No one was killed, but several dozen people suffered serious injuries.
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During the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, the land to the northwest of the Edgecumbe Fault sank by up to 2 metres. The fault ruptured the surface, ...
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On the afternoon of 2 March 1987, at 1:42 pm, the Bay of Plenty region was rocked by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. The earthquake was the most damaging New Zealand has experienced in recent decades, with approximately 50% of the houses in Edgecumbe being damaged. ... The earthquake was centred between Matata and Edgecumbe.
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1987 Edgecumbe earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Edgecumbe earthquake of 1987 was an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale that struck the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand on 2 March 1987 just after 1.42 pm, centred on the town of E...
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The Bay of Plenty was well named by James Cook for its food and timber resources - and it's still a place of bountiful produce. The Edgecumbe district is a ...
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Feb 27, 2007 ... How earthquake monitoring in the Bay of Plenty has changed since the Edgecumbe earthquake of March 1987.
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A scientist stands in the spectacular rift that opened in a paddock near East Bank Road during the Edgecumbe earthquake. ... The earthquake that struck Edgecumbe at 1:42 pm on March 2 1987 was, with the exception of Inangahua in 1968, the most severe and damaging earthquake to hit New Zealand in 45 years.
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The Edgecumbe earthquake of March 1987 had a Richter magnitude of 6.3 and a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Modified Mercalli scale. The earthquake took place at the northeast end of the Taupo volcanic zone, a graben that is widening at a rate of about 7 mm/yr, according to retriangulation.
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The ML 6.3 Edgecumbe earthquake, March 2, 1987, was associated with a 7-km surface rupture of the NE striking Edgecumbe fault and 10 secondary fault ruptures. ... The Edgecumbe earthquake illustrates active extension of the Taupo volcanic zone, a back arc basin associated with the Hikurangi subduction zone beneath the...
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