| Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault | |
|---|---|
 The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault (right in red) is a splay fault off the Paeroa Fault (left in red) in the Taupo Rift, North Island, New Zealand | |
| Etymology | Lake Ngāpouri and Lake Rotomahana |
| Coordinates | 38°19′05″S 176°24′00″E / 38.318°S 176.4°E |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regions |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | up to 6.4 Mw[1] |
| Segments | 2 (Rotomahana Fault and Ngapouri Fault) |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] |
| Displacement | 1.0 mm (0.039 in)/yr [2] |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | Indo-Australian |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Normal fault |
| Age | Miocene-Holocene |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Taupō Volcanic Zone |
| New Zealand geology database (includes faults) | |
The Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault is a seismically and volcanically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand.
- ^ "Rotorua District Council Hazard Studies: Active fault hazards" (PDF). 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ a b Berryman, Kelvin; Villamor, Pilar; Nairn, Ian.A.; Begg, John; Alloway, Brent V.; Rowland, Julie; Lee, Julie; Capote, Ramon (2022-07-01). "Volcano-tectonic interactions at the southern margin of the Okataina Volcanic Centre, Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 427: 107552. Bibcode:2022JVGR..42707552B. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107552. hdl:2292/59681.