Postulated currently inactive fault in New Zealand
Firth of Thames Fault
The presumed inactive Firth of Thames Fault of the Hauraki Rift's western edge is labelled as is the Hauraki at the rifts eastern edge. The active Kerepehi Fault intra-rift fault segments are labelled A (Awaiti), E (Elstow), W (Waitoa), P (Te Poi) and O (Okoroire), as is the active Te Puninga Fault (T). The indirectly associated with the Hauraki Rift, Wairoa North Fault is also shown. The Hauraki Rift is shown in light purple shading, the old Taupo Rift in light yellow and modern Taupo Rift in light red shading.
Etymology
Firth of Thames region north of Hauraki Plains
Country
New Zealand
Region
Waikato and South Auckland Regions
Characteristics
Length
220 km (140 mi)
Displacement
0.46 mm (0.018 in)/yr
Tectonics
Plate
Indo-Australian
Status
Quaternary fault
Age
Miocene
New Zealand Active Fault database
The Firth of Thames Fault is a postulated minor hinge fault along the western side of the still tectonically active Hauraki Rift which could have a length up to 220 km (140 mi) and fairly likely 150 km (93 mi).[1] The recently identified but yet to be fully characterised 25 km long Te Puninga fault is presumably an intra-rift fault within a few kilometres of its line.[2] Up to the discovery of the Te Puninga fault the active displacement of the rift was believed to be accommodated by the active intra-rift Kerepehi Fault.[3]
^Hochstein, M.P.; Nixon, I.M. (1979). "Geophysical study of the Hauraki Depression, North Island, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 22 (1): 1–19. doi:10.1080/00288306.1979.10422550.
^"Investigating Te Puninga fault on the Hauraki Plains". Retrieved 2022-08-29.
^Persaud, Mira; Villamor, Pilar; Berryman, Kelvin; Ries, William; Cousins, J.; Litchfield, N.; Alloway, Brent (2 Jan 2016). "The Kerepehi Fault, Hauraki Rift, North Island, New Zealand: active fault characterisation and hazard". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 59 (1): 117–135. doi:10.1080/00288306.2015.1127826. S2CID 130085657.
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