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Alpine Fault

Geologic fault
The Alpine Fault is a geological fault that runs almost the entire length of New Zealand's South Island, being about 600 km. long, and forms the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate. The Southern Alps have been uplifted on... Wikipedia
Age: Miocene-Holocene 12–0.0003 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Earthquakes: 1717 prehistoric
Length: 600 km (370 mi)
Movement: Up to Mw8.2, dextral/convergent, east side up
Region: West Coast and Southland Regions
Strike: NE-SW