Global InformationUpper Waikato Stream Fault information
| Upper Waikato Stream Fault | |
|---|---|
 Known active faults of eastern wall of Ruapehu Graben including the Upper Waikato Stream Fault.[1] Clicking on the map enables mouse over of fault details. For map of other nearby active faults see Taupō Rift. | |
| Etymology | Upper Waikato Stream a source tributary of the Tongariro River. |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| Characteristics | |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] |
| Strike | N-S |
| Displacement | 0.63 mm (0.025 in)/year (long term average)[2] |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | Indo-Australian |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Normal fault |
| Movement | Mw6.5[2] |
| Age | Quaternary |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Taupō Volcanic Zone |
| New Zealand geology database (includes faults) | |
The Upper Waikato Stream Fault is an eastern Taupō rift-bounding north–south striking normal fault in the Ruapehu Graben, a seismically active area of the central North Island of New Zealand to the west of Mount Ruapehu.[2][3][4] While its own whole fault rupture potential is Mw6.5, such a rupture could be part of a Mw 7.1 multi-fault rupture.[2]
- ^ New Zealand Active Fault database
- ^ a b c d e Gómez-Vasconcelos, MG; Villamor, P; Cronin, SJ; Procter, J; Kereszturi, G; Palmer, A; Townsend, D; Leonard, G; Berryman, K; Ashraf, S (2016). "Earthquake history at the eastern boundary of the South Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 59 (4): 522–543. Bibcode:2016NZJGG..59..522G. doi:10.1080/00288306.2016.1195757. ISSN 0028-8306. S2CID 133036606.
- ^ Villamor, P.; Berryman, K. R. (2006). "Late Quaternary geometry and kinematics of faults at the southern termination of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 49 (1): 1–21. Bibcode:2006NZJGG..49....1V. doi:10.1080/00288306.2006.9515144.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2005GeoJI.163.1180R. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02716.x. S2CID 55584177.