VIDEO: Long-dormant earthquake faultline has awoken and could trigger a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake - devastating New Zealand in MINUTES
Long-dormant earthquake faultline has awoken and could trigger a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake - devastating New Zealand in MINUTES
New Zealand could be struck by devastating 9.0 earthquakes, geologists warn
It comes as the long-dormant Hikurangi subduction zone has begun to move
Tsunamis caused by the quakes could leave residents just seven minutes to flee
Scientists claim the 2011 Japan earthquake is a similar example of destruction
It follows a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that struck capital Wellington on Monday
By Kirby Spencer For Daily Mail Australia
PUBLISHED: 01:07 GMT, 27 November 2017
New Zealand could be hit by devastating earthquakes and tsunamis after the awakening of a long-dormant fault, scientists warn.
New Zealand could be hit by devastating earthquakes and tsunamis after a long-dormant fault awoke following
the devastating Kaikōura earthquake in 2016 (pictured)
Geologists claim the dangerous Hikurangi subduction zone - running offshore from the top of the South Island to
Gisborne in the north - has begun to move
Geologists claim the dangerous Hikurangi subduction zone has begun to move following the devastating Kaikōura earthquake in 2016, which claimed the lives of two people.
They state the trench - running offshore from the top of the South Island to Gisborne in the north - can produce deadly 9.0 earthquakes and tsunamis powerful enough to reach residents in just seven minutes.
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