Greendale Fault

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The Greendale Fault is a previously unrecognized tectonic fault in New Zealand’s Canterbury region that ruptured during the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, producing significant ground deformation across the rural landscape.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Greendale Fault canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf strike-slip fault ⓘ
tectonic fault ⓘ
affectedArea rural landscape of Canterbury ⓘ
associatedEarthquakeMagnitude moment magnitude 7.1 ⓘ
associatedEarthquakeName 2010 Canterbury earthquake ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
crossesLandUseType agricultural land ⓘ
irrigated farmland ⓘ
dateOfAssociatedEarthquake 2010-09-04 ⓘ
deformationStyle distributed ground deformation across farmland ⓘ
discoveredDuring 2010 Canterbury earthquake ⓘ
displacementStyle predominantly horizontal ⓘ
evidenceType geodetic measurements ⓘ
seismological data ⓘ
surface rupture mapping ⓘ
faultSystem Canterbury Plains fault system ⓘ
geologicalAgeOfHostSediments Quaternary alluvial deposits ⓘ
hazardImplication increased awareness of seismic hazard in Canterbury region ⓘ
locatedIn Canterbury region ⓘ
linked to: Canterbury Region

South Island ⓘ
mappingMethod LiDAR surveys ⓘ
aerial photography ⓘ
field mapping of surface rupture ⓘ
maximumHorizontalDisplacement approximately 4.5 metres ⓘ
maximumVerticalDisplacement approximately 1.5 metres ⓘ
movementType right-lateral strike-slip ⓘ
nearbyCity Christchurch ⓘ
nearbySettlement Darfield ⓘ
orientation east-west trending ⓘ
previousRecognitionStatus previously unrecognized ⓘ
producedEffect ground deformation ⓘ
lateral displacement of ground ⓘ
vertical displacement of ground ⓘ
producedFeature surface rupture ⓘ
relatedEvent 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence ⓘ
researchSignificance revealed presence of active faults beneath Canterbury Plains ⓘ
responsibleAgencyForStudy Canterbury University researchers ⓘ
GNS Science ⓘ
rupturedIn 2010 Canterbury earthquake ⓘ
ruptureLength approximately 29 kilometres ⓘ
seismogenicDepthRange shallow crustal ⓘ
surfaceExpression en echelon ground cracks ⓘ
offset fences and roads ⓘ
tectonicPlate Australian Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate fault ⓘ
timeOfAssociatedEarthquakeUTC 2010-09-03T16:35:00Z ⓘ
yearOfRupture 2010 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2010 Canterbury earthquake → fault → Greendale Fault ⓘ
Port Hills Fault → relatedTo → Greendale Fault ⓘ