How do we monitor the Hikurangi Subduction Zone? — Part two
We recently took a deep dive into what, and where the Hikurangi Subduction Zone is. Today, in part two, we are going to look at how we monitor and build up our understanding of our largest plate-boundary fault, and better understand its potential impact.
The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is the largest source of earthquake and tsunami hazard in New Zealand. It attracts a huge amount of international scientific attention because many characteristics of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone can give us insight into why large earthquakes happen on these types of plate boundaries, and why tsunamis are generated from subduction zones.