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    Kaikoura's earthquake-damaged landscape continues to be a gold mine of study for scientists

    Kaikoura's earthquake-damaged landscape continues to be a gold mine of study for scientists



    Today marks two-years since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake - the second biggest in New Zealand's recorded history - devastated the Kaikoura and Hurunui regions.

    GNS scientists say they're learning as much as possible about how the landscape works - with vertical land displacements of up to five-metres.

    They've mapped 24-thousand of the most significant landslides, using combinations of photos and satellite and radar images before and after the quakes.

    The largest individual landslide blocked the Hapuku River, with 12-million cubic metres of hillside collapsing into the river and forming a new lake 400-metres long, 100-metres wide and 35-metres deep.

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