Browse data ecan_earthquake_faults_2024

Canterbury fault awareness + avoidance areas (2024)

Up-to-date GNS-derived fault awareness areas and statutory avoidance zones across Canterbury.

Licence: CC-BY 4.0 Source: Environment Canterbury (www.ecan.govt.nz), CC-BY 4.0.

Data as of 2026-07-01  · monthly  · 5,872 rows

Map preview
Showing 200 sample features
CRS
EPSG:4326

Centroids only — full geometry available via the API or CSV download.

Log in to download Sign up free
Dataset ID
ecan_earthquake_faults_2024
Data source
ECan / Canterbury
Last refreshed
2026-07-01
Refresh cadence
monthly
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/ecan_earthquake_faults_2024/data

Columns (26)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
date string Observation date
object_id long Internal feature ID (ArcGIS OBJECTID)
dom_sense string Dom sense
sub_sense string Sub sense
zone string Zone
down_quad string Down quad
certainty string Certainty
surf_form string Surf form
min_ri double Min ri
max_ri double Max ri
min_ri_class string Min ri class
max_ri_class string Max ri class
name string Name
district string District
buffer string Buffer
poly_type string Poly type
report string Report
author string Author
complexity string Complexity
base_data string Base data
base_scale string Base scale
rept_link string Rept link
legend string Legend
shape_area double Polygon area (source projection units)
shape_length double Geometry length/perimeter (source projection units)
geometry_wkt string Geometry as WKT (WGS84) — MULTIPOLYGON/POINT/LINESTRING

How to query this dataset

Fetch all data (JSON)
curl https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/ecan_earthquake_faults_2024/data \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"
Filter by date range
curl "https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/ecan_earthquake_faults_2024/data?start=2020-01-01&end=2024-12-31" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"
Download as CSV
curl "https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/ecan_earthquake_faults_2024/data?format=csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here" -o ecan_earthquake_faults_2024.csv

Data preview

Hidden in preview: geometry_wkt — fetch via the API or download CSV to get the full data.
DateObject IdDom SenseSub SenseZoneDown QuadCertaintySurf FormMin RiMax RiMin Ri ClassMax Ri ClassNameDistrictBufferPoly TypeReportAuthorComplexityBase DataBase ScaleRept LinkLegendShape AreaShape Length
20191dextralunknown ?LikelyNot expressed700.05000.0IIIIFidget FaultKaikoura250Fault awareness areaLitchfield, et al, 2019, Updated Assessment of Active Faults in the Kaikoura District. GNS Science report 2018/141GNS Science KaikouraDistrict_FaultAwarenessAreas (2019)1:50,000 to 1:250,000https://api.ecan.govt.nz/TrimPublicAPI/documents/download/3715851Likely fault awareness area1892529.77232224948358.012696651384
20192dextralreverse SELikelyNot expressed2000.05000.0IIIIIKowhai FaultKaikoura250Fault awareness areaLitchfield, et al, 2019, Updated Assessment of Active Faults in the Kaikoura District. GNS Science report 2018/141GNS Science KaikouraDistrict_FaultAwarenessAreas (2019)1:50,000 to 1:250,000https://api.ecan.govt.nz/TrimPublicAPI/documents/download/3715851Likely fault awareness area449029.10767073482582.1030636535065
20193dextralreverse SELikelyNot expressed1700.01700.0IIClarence Fault - subsidiary faultsKaikoura250Fault awareness areaLitchfield, et al, 2019, Updated Assessment of Active Faults in the Kaikoura District. GNS Science report 2018/141GNS Science KaikouraDistrict_FaultAwarenessAreas (2019)1:50,000 to 1:250,000https://api.ecan.govt.nz/TrimPublicAPI/documents/download/3715851Likely fault awareness area353691.519811817042200.52032502187
20194reversedextral SELikelyNot expressed4000.010000.0IIIIVUpper Kowhai FaultKaikoura250Fault awareness areaLitchfield, et al, 2019, Updated Assessment of Active Faults in the Kaikoura District. GNS Science report 2018/141GNS Science KaikouraDistrict_FaultAwarenessAreas (2019)1:50,000 to 1:250,000https://api.ecan.govt.nz/TrimPublicAPI/documents/download/3715851Likely fault awareness area499914.27824120162785.022818414815
20195reversedextral SEDefiniteNot expressed1000.02500.0IIIFyffe FaultKaikoura250Fault awareness areaLitchfield, et al, 2019, Updated Assessment of Active Faults in the Kaikoura District. GNS Science report 2018/141GNS Science KaikouraDistrict_FaultAwarenessAreas (2019)1:50,000 to 1:250,000https://api.ecan.govt.nz/TrimPublicAPI/documents/download/3715851Definite fault awareness area2571692.261390430411074.980323673051

Showing latest 5 rows. Get an API key to access the full dataset.

Ready to use this data?

Get a free API key to start querying — no credit card required.

Get your free API key