University researchers investigate links between Waikato fault lines

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GNS Science experts have embarked on a research project to determine the earthquake risk of a recently discovered fault in Waikato.
One is in north Hamilton, around Osborne Rd, and the Kukutaruhe Fault cuts through Hamilton from Temple View to Rototuna.
Another two are in the southeastern Te Tatua o Wairere fault zone - a fault running between Rukuhia and Hillcrest, and a second branching out towards Tamahere.
In 2016, an 80km-long Kerepehi fault, running close to Matamata northward into the Firth of Thames, was discovered in the late 1970s but re-examined almost 50 years later in much greater detail.
From here GNS Science examined the 25km fault in Te Puninga, 27km from Hamilton, and is now working to determine how great the earthquake risk is to surrounding residents.

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