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Seismic fault in New Zealand

The Christchurch Fault is an active seismic fault running under the city of Christchurch in the middle of New Zealand's South Island.

It runs from an area close to Riccarton, under the Central City, through the eastern suburbs off the coast of New Brighton. It runs parallel to the more destructive Port Hills Fault that lies 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south of the Christchurch Fault.

The Christchurch fault is believed to have been responsible for a series of earthquakes that rocked the city on Boxing Day of 2010. It may have been responsible for a moderate earthquake that shook the city in 1869.

References

Gorman, Paul (29 March 2011). "Second Christchurch fault much better behaved". The Press. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
"5 June 1869 Christchurch Earthquake" (PDF). GeoNet. February 2003. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

Seismic faults of New Zealand

North Island

North Island Fault System	Kaweka Fault Mohaka Fault Patoka Fault Ruahine Fault Rukumoana Fault Te Whaiti Fault Waimana Fault Waiohau Fault Waiotahi Fault Wairarapa Fault Wellington Fault Wheao Fault Whakatane Fault
Taupō Volcanic Zone (Taupo Rift)	Aratiatia Fault Edgecumbe Fault Matata Fault Manawahe Fault Haukari West Whangamata Fault Horohoro Fault Kaiapo Fault Karioi Fault Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault National Park Fault Ohakune Fault Orakonui Fault Paeroa Fault Poutu Fault Zone Puketarata Fault Rangipo Fault Raurimu Fault Taupō Fault Belt Thorpe - Poplar Fault Upper Waikato Stream Fault Wahianoa Fault Waihi Fault Zone Waipuna Fault
Hauraki Rift	Firth of Thames Fault Hauraki Fault Kerepehi Fault
Auckland regional faults	Wairoa North Fault

South Island

Alpine Fault
Marlborough fault system	Awatere Fault Clarence Fault Elliott Fault Hope Fault Kekerengu Fault Wairau Fault
Canterbury fault system	Hundalee Fault Christchurch Fault Greendale Fault Port Hills Fault Ostler Fault Zone
Otago fault system	Akatore Fault Green Island Fault Kaikorai Fault Titri Fault Hyde Fault

Other

Predominantly oceanic faults	Kermadec–Tonga subduction zone (Hikurangi Margin) Macquarie fault zone

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