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A largely hidden fault beneath the Victorian Alps has triggered a magnitude 5.8 quake that was felt as far afield as Sydney, Adelaide and Launceston. Here’s what we know so far.
New Zealand’s Alpine Fault has ruptured in a major earthquake on average every 250 years. New research shows a 75% chance of the next one within 50 years, and it’s likely to be magnitude 8 or more.
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Professor of tectonics and geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Earthquake Scientist, Monash University
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Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne
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