The 2016 Mw7.8 Kaikōura earthquake

An introduction

Authors

  • Liam M. Wotherspoon University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Alessandro Palermo University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8259-9050
  • Caroline Holden GNS Science, Wellington, New Zealand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.50.2.i-iv

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Published

30-06-2017

How to Cite

Wotherspoon, L. M., Palermo, A., & Holden, C. (2017). The 2016 Mw7.8 Kaikōura earthquake : An introduction. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 50(2), i-iv. https://doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.50.2.i-iv