A megaquake or megathrust earthquake on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone in New Zealand has a 25% probability of occurring in the next fifty years. This is the first time scientists have been able to give a probability for such an earthquake in New Zealand.
Directed by Magnolia Lowe, Magpie Content Creation https://magpiecontent.com/ and kindly sponsored by the Earthquake Commission, Toka Tū Ake - EQC. This short documentary tells the full story of the science research that has led to this new understanding.
This research was led by GNS Science and funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment Endeavour Fund.
The video is shared on the Out There Learning channel courtesy of East Coast LAB, EQC and GNS. Thanks also to collaborating researchers at VUW and NIWA.
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