Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga vulnerable to earthquakes in Hunua Ranges, Hauraki Plains
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. Bruce Mercer/Stuff An earthquake on a fault under the Hauraki Plains could cause severe, long duration shaking. That shaking would have the potential to trigger liquefaction that could damage flood defence networks and farmland in the Hauraki Plains. Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga could have moderate to very strong shaking, the paper said. Impacts would be larger in Auckland for an earthquake on the Wairoa North Fault, with shaking particularly intense at water supply dams in the Hunua Ranges, and less intense at the airport, CBD and port. тА...
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