The Alpine Fault is a strike-slip fault that runs nearly the entire length of New Zealand's south island. There is a significant reverse component of displacement creating the Southern Alps on the east side of the fault. The last large earthquake was 1717 AD.
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Pseudotachylytes, Harold Creek
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Franz Josef glacier
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The Alpine Fault slip surface, Guant Creek
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The Alpine Fault near Hare Mare Creek
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Hare Mare Creek