Earthquakes and uplift history of Miramar Peninsula, Wellington
Authors: B Pillans, P Huber
Paper number: 3664 (EQC 91/78)
Abstract
Twelve radiocarbon dates have been obtained from the Miramar area using EQC funding. Six other radiocarbon dates were obtained using funding from other sources.
Our detailed field observations together with the radiocarbon dates, provide evidence for at least 4 uplift events in the last 7000 years. These events probably relate to activity on the Wairarapa Fault, as was the case in the 1855 earthquake.
The effects of activity on the Wellington, Evans Bay and Seatoun Faults, are not clear at this stage, but they may cause subsidence rather than uplift at Miramar. Further radiocarbon dating and field sampling are required to refine our conclusions.
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