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1717 Earthquake on the Alpine Fault was M 8.1
August 26, 2012 | University of Canterbury

“Investigations by a University of Canterbury researcher have found that the Alpine Fault’s last rupture almost 300 years ago reached a magnitude of approximately M 8.1.”


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