| Paeroa Fault | |
|---|---|
 The Paeroa Fault (left in red) is associated with the splay Ngapouri-Rotomahana Fault (right in red) in the Taupo Rift, North Island, New Zealand | |
| Etymology | Paeroa Range (no relation to town of same name, pae (Māori for 'ridge') and roa (Māori for 'long')) |
| Coordinates | 38°23′17″S 176°14′48″E / 38.38806°S 176.24667°E |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| Characteristics | |
| Range | Up to 6.8 Mw |
| Segments | 3 |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi)[1] |
| Strike | 40° to 50°[1] |
| Displacement | 1.1 mm (0.043 in)/yr to 1.7 mm (0.067 in)/yr[1] |
| 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 Paeroa Fault is a seismically active area in the Taupō District, Waikato Region of the central North Island of New Zealand.
- ^ a b c Berryman, Kelvin; Villamor, Pilar; Nairn, I.A.; Dissen, Russ; Begg, John; Lee, Julie (1 June 2008). "Late Pleistocene surface rupture history of the Paeroa Fault, Taupo Rift, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 51 (2): 135–158. doi:10.1080/00288300809509855. S2CID 128400528.