Global InformationRaurimu Fault information
| Raurimu Fault | |
|---|---|
| Waimarino Fault[1] | |
 Known active Raurimu Fault surface traces and closely associated active faults in Ruapehu Graben.[2] For map of other nearby active faults see Taupō Rift. | |
| Etymology | Raurimu |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| Characteristics | |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi)[3] |
| Strike | N-S |
| Displacement | 1.5 mm (0.059 in)/year[3] |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | Indo-Australian |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Normal fault |
| Movement | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)[3] |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Taupō Volcanic Zone |
| New Zealand geology database (includes faults) | |
The Raurimu Fault is the western Taupō rift-bounding north–south striking normal fault complex of the Ruapehu Graben, a seismically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand to the west of Mount Ruapehu.[4]
- ^ Lecointre, Jerome A.; Neall, Vincent E.; Palmer, Alan S. (1998). "Quaternary lahar stratigraphy of the western Ruapehu ring plain, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 41 (3): 225–245. doi:10.1080/00288306.1998.9514807.
- ^ New Zealand Active Fault database
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Villamor2006was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rowlands, D. P.; White, R. S.; Haines, A. J. (2005). "Seismic tomography of the Tongariro Volcanic Centre, New Zealand" (PDF). Geophysical Journal International. 163 (3): 1180–1194. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02716.x.