Hi all,
What would happen if a magnitude 8+ earthquake happened directly under mt Ruapehu what would the damage be to the surrounding area besides the damage you'd expect from a magnitude 8+ earthquake?
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Techwarrior: Hi all,
What would happen if a magnitude 8+ earthquake happened directly under mt Ruapehu what would the damage be to the surrounding area besides the damage you'd expect from a magnitude 8+ earthquake?
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johnr: Maybe 3 islands instead of 2
Techwarrior: Hi all,
What would happen if a magnitude 8+ earthquake happened directly under mt Ruapehu what would the damage be to the surrounding area besides the damage you'd expect from a magnitude 8+ earthquake?
stevenz: If it triggered an eruption, it'd be pretty significant. Otherwise, I'd at least expect most of Ohakune to cease to exist and probably a fair chunk of Taranaki as well.
Anything over 8 in the central North Island would do massive damage whether or not a volcano is involved, especially if it was reasonably shallow.
The Richter scale isn't linear, so a 8 is significantly more than twice as powerful as a 4.
DjShadow: I'd be concerned it would wake up Lake Taupo volcano
stevenz: I hope it wouldn't break the island into 2, think of the naming issues that'd cause!
gregmcc:stevenz: I hope it wouldn't break the island into 2, think of the naming issues that'd cause!
North-North island
South-North island
or middle island?
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