Browse data ecan_kaikoura_2016_fault_traces

Kaikoura 2016 fault traces (GNS)

Surface fault rupture traces mapped by GNS Science following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

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

Data as of 2026-07-01  · monthly  · 289 rows

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EPSG:4326

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

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Dataset ID
ecan_kaikoura_2016_fault_traces
Data source
ECan / Canterbury
Last refreshed
2026-07-01
Refresh cadence
monthly
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/ecan_kaikoura_2016_fault_traces/data

Columns (18)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
fid long Internal feature ID
name string Name
rec_interv string Rec interv
section string Section
author string Author
source string Source
accuracy string Accuracy
downquad string Downquad
sliprate string Sliprate
subsliptyp string Subsliptyp
lastevent string Lastevent
domsliptyp string Domsliptyp
dipdirecti string Dipdirecti
event string Event
dip string Dip
displacem string Displacem
shape_length double Geometry length/perimeter (source projection units)
geometry_wkt string Geometry as WKT (WGS84) — MULTIPOLYGON/POINT/LINESTRING

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Download as CSV
curl "https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/ecan_kaikoura_2016_fault_traces/data?format=csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here" -o ecan_kaikoura_2016_fault_traces.csv

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FidNameRec IntervSectionAuthorSourceAccuracyDownquadSliprateSubsliptypLasteventDomsliptypDipdirectiEventDipDisplacemShape Length
1Corner Hill FaultIV R. Langridge20 cm LiDAR and fieldAccurateELowSinistralHistoricalReverseUnknownKaikoura 2016SteepMinor1400.0827696024755
2Paparoa Point FaultIV K. ClarkField and 20 cm LiDARAccurateUnknownUnknownUnknownHistoricalUnknownUnknownKaikoura 2016UnknownUnknown545.9529039970593
3Manakau FaultII P. Villamor; R. Langridge; R. Morgenstern20 cm LiDARAccurateSEUnknownNormalHistoricalDextralSEKaikoura 2016SteepModerate2470.0645006203376
4The Humps Fault Zone AccurateSEUnknownDextralHistoricalReverseUnknownKaikoura 2016UnknownMinor626.5971888440948
5The Humps Fault Zone AccurateNUnknownUnknownHistoricalReverseUnknownKaikoura 2016SteepMinor1297.649986693115

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