New Zealand Quake Sea Floor Rise

The quake has lifted the seabed by up to two metres in some places both intriguing and puzzling scientists.

New zealand quake sea floor rise. Loud and unusual noises from. It s hard to stand up. Looking like something out of a sci fi movie these alien like rocks have seemingly crawled out of the sea in the wake of the monster magnitude 7 8 earthquake which shook new zealand on monday. A tsunami ocean wave can grow to become a fast moving wall of water.

The earthquake wasn t likely to have affected the sea floor and was too small to cause a tsunami. Shellfish and kelp hauled out of the ocean and into the sunlight along a swathe of uplifted coastline. Look out for any of these natural warnings. Monday morning s quake has lifted the seabed around kaikoura by at least a metre scientists have confirmed.

In july 2009 new zealand s third largest recorded earthquake magnitude 7 8 struck close to the northern end of the trench off the coast of fiordland. Although a scientific rarity it s a phenomenon that those in the tourism industry are. In general if you are near the coast and feel an earthquake that is long or strong leave immediately. The earthquake lasts a minute or more.

Bizarre alien like rocks have crawled out of the sea in the wake of the monster magnitude 7 8 earthquake which shook new zealand on monday. Advertisement new zealand s earthquake was so powerful the sea floor lifted two metres and exploded through the sand photos show the scale of the devastation of new zealand s seabed after the. Sudden rise or fall in sea level. Cnn the 7 8 magnitude earthquake that hit new zealand this week lifted the seabed two meters leaving seaweed covered rocks and marine animals exposed above tide level.

Auckland is far away from any. The quake has lifted the seabed up by two metres in some. A magnitude 7 2 quake hit the trench itself in november 2004. The area around the puysegur trench is highly seismically active with the alpine fault starting at the trench s northern end.