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9 June 2020
Landslides triggered by the Mw = 7.8 14 November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake: an update
A new paper in the journal landslides (Massey et al. 2020) has mapped almost 30,000 landslides triggered by the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand
3 April 2018
Landslides triggered by the 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand
In a new paper, Massey et al (2018) describe initial maps of the landslides triggered by the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake in New Zealand
21 September 2017
Landslides from the Kaikoura earthquake part 5 – other valley-blocking slips
In addition to the major landslides already covered, the Kaikoura earthquake triggered many valley-blocking slips, most of which were quite small
18 September 2017
Landslides from the Kaikoura Earthquake Part 4: partially failed slopes
The Kaikoura Earthquake left a landscape with many partially failed slopes. Forecasting the behaviour of these slopes is a major challenge
17 September 2017
Landslides from the Kaikoura Earthquake part 3: the Leader 220 landslide
The third part of my series of helicopter images of landslides from the Kaikoura earthquake, featuring the magnificent Leader 220 landslide and dam
16 September 2017
Landslides from the Kaikoura Earthquake part 2: the Hapuku landslide
The largest landslide triggered by the Kaikoura earthquake was the valley-blocking Hapuku landslide, an impressive 2.7 km long rock avalanche
14 September 2017
Landslides from the Kaikoura earthquake part 1: the Seafront landslide (also wrongly known as the Seaward landslide)
Helicopter images of the very large Seafront Landslide, also known as the Cow Slide, triggered by the Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand
27 February 2017
NIWA maps huge submarine landslides triggered by the Kaikoura earthquakes
In New Zealand, two research cruises by NIWA have mapped massive submarine landslides triggered by the Kaikoura earthquakes
2 December 2016
The North Canterbury Landslide Dams website
Canterbury Maps has created the North Canterbury Landslide Dams portal to provide information about valley blocking landslides after the Kaikoura Earthquake
28 November 2016
A revised landslide map for the M=7.8 Kaikoura earthquake
Valkaniotis Sotiris of the University of Thessaloniki has posted a revised map of landslides triggered by the M=7.8 Kaikoura earthquake in New Zealand
20 November 2016
Geonet commentary on landslides triggered by the Kaikoura Earthquake
Geonet have now provided an initial commentary on the >80,000 landslides triggered by the Kaikoura Earthquake in New Zealand.
18 November 2016
Complex, compound New Zealand earthquake – Part 2: Faulting by Day
Reeling from the massive M7.8 earthquake at midnight, its relentless aftershocks, and the continuing coastal threat of tsunami, New Zealanders awaited daylight on Monday to see the full extent of the destruction. The bizarre seismic records observed overnight had raised confusion and speculation about what faults were to blame for this earthquake. With an epicenter on land but also a several meter tsunami, it was clear that some complicated combination of on- …
17 November 2016
Hapuku River: a major landslide dam after the earthquake in New Zealand
A very large valley blocking landslide has occurred on the Hapuku River in New Zealand following the Kaikoura earthquake, creating a 150 m high dam
15 November 2016
Kaikoura earthquake landslides: the picture slowly emerges
Over the last 24 hours further information has started to emerge about Kaikoura earthquake landslides on the coast and inland.
