The Wairoa North Fault is shown with its parallel alignment with the faults of the Hauraki Rift to its east. These include the presumed inactive Hauraki Fault and Firth of Thames Fault. 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 Hauraki Rift is shown in light purple shading, the old Taupo Rift in light yellow and modern Taupo Rift in light red shading.
Map of faults in Auckland region. The Wairoa North Fault is in red (ie an active fault) towards top centre of map. The map also shows well characterised fault segments (dark grey) and some poorly faults (grey). A number of faults characterised by sea floor studies off the west coast of North Island are not shown as reasonably accurate data does not appear to be in public domain. If you click on Map to enlarge it this enables mouse over of the fault names.
Etymology
Wairoa
Country
New Zealand
Region
South Auckland Regions
Characteristics
Segments
Clevedon, Hunua and Paparimu[1]
Length
24 km (15 mi)[1]
Dip angle
50-70
Displacement
Likely greater than 120 m (390 ft) in last 2.6 million years (0.05mm/year)[1]
Tectonics
Plate
Indo-Australian
Status
Quaternary fault
Type
Normal fault
Movement
Mw 6.7[2]
Age
Miocene
New Zealand geology database (includes faults)
The Wairoa North Fault has a maximum Mw6.7 potential[2] for normal fault rupture and is the closest known active fault to the city of Auckland being 40 km (25 mi) to the south east.[1][3]
^ abcdWise, Darryn J.; Cassidy, John; Locke, Corinne A. (2003). "Geophysical imaging of the Quaternary Wairoa North Fault, New Zealand: a case study". Journal of Applied Geophysics. 53 (1): 1–16. Bibcode:2003JAG....53....1W. doi:10.1016/S0926-9851(03)00013-2. ISSN 0926-9851.
^ abWalsh, Kevin; Dizhur, Dmytro; Almesfer, Nasser; Cummuskey, Patrick; Cousins, Jim; Derakhshan, Hossein; Griffith, M.; Ingham, Jason (June 2014). "Geometric characterisation and out-of-plane seismic stability of low-rise unreinforced brick masonry buildings in Auckland, New Zealand". Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 47 (2): 139–156. doi:10.5459/bnzsee.47.2.139-156. S2CID 111910342.
^Kenny, JA; Lindsay, JM; Howe, TM (2012). "Post-Miocene faults in Auckland: insights from borehole and topographic analysis". New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 55 (4): 323–343. Bibcode:2012NZJGG..55..323K. doi:10.1080/00288306.2012.706618. S2CID 128945408.
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