| Awatere Fault | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Island, New Zealand |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Characteristics | |
| Segments | 2; Molesworth and Eastern |
| Length | 175km |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | Australian Plate, Pacific Plate |
| Status | Active |
| Earthquakes | 1848 Marlborough earthquake |
| Type | dextral strike-slip fault |
| New Zealand geology database (includes faults) | |
The Awatere Fault is an active dextral (right lateral) strike-slip fault in the northeastern part of South Island, New Zealand. It forms part of the Marlborough Fault System, which accommodates the transfer of displacement along the oblique convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and Pacific Plate, from the transform Alpine Fault to the Hikurangi Trough subduction zone.[1] The 1848 Marlborough earthquake was caused by rupture of the whole of the eastern section of the Awatere Fault.[citation needed]
- ^ Langridge, R.; Campbell J.; Hill N.; Pere V.; Pope J.; Pettinga J.; Estrada B.; Berryman K. (2003). "Paleoseismology and slip rate of the Conway Segment of the Hope Fault at Greenburn Stream, South Island, New Zealand" (PDF). Annals of Geophysics. 46 (5). Retrieved 27 June 2010.