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Alpine Fault Magnitude 8 Hazard Scenario Report prepared for the Project AF8 Steering Group October 2016 Alpine Fault Magnitude 8 Hazard Scenario Contributing authors: Caroline Orchiston, Tim Davies, Rob Langridge, Tom Wilson, Jon Mitchell, Matthew Hughes 1 Contributing researchers John Townend Victoria University Chris Massey GNS Science Jamie Howarth (not present at workshop) GNS Science Kelvin Berryman GNS Science Caroline Holden GNS Science Nilikant Venkataraman University of Canterbury Brendon Bradley University of Canterbury Caroline Orchiston University of Otago Matt Gerstenberger GNS Science Calum Chamberlain Victoria University Sean Fitzsimmons University of Otago Tim Davies University of Canterbury Sam McColl Massey University Simon Cox (not present at workshop) GNS Science Mark Stirling (not present at workshop) University of Otago Murray Hicks NIWA Liam Wotherspoon University of Auckland Thomas Wilson University of Canterbury Charlotte Brown Resilient Organisations Julia Becker GNS Science Nicky Smith Market Economics Jason Ingham University of Auckland Richard Smith EQC David Johnston Massey University / GNS Science Misko Cubrinovski University of Canterbury Nick Horspool GNS Science Mauri Mcsaveney GNS Science Rob Langridge GNS Science Phil Barnes NIWA Matthew Hughes University of Canterbury Mark Bebbington Massey University Postgraduate contributors Tyler Barton University of Canterbury Ali Davies University of Canterbury Laura-May Baratin Victoria University Konstantinos Michailos Victoria University Briar Taylor-Silva University of Otago Alexandre Dunant University of Canterbury 2 Project AF8 Steering Group Name Role Organisation Angus McKay Group Manager/Chair Emergency Management Southland Jon Mitchell Programme Manager Emergency Management Southland Brain Patton Group Manager Marlborough CDEM Group Chris Hawker Group Manager Otago CDEM Group Chris Raine Group Manager West Coast CDEM Group Neville Riley Group Manager Canterbury CDEM Group Roger Ball Group Manager Nelson/Tasman Group Jenna Rogers Analysis & Planning Manager MCDEM Caroline Orchiston Deputy Director, Centre for University of Otago Sustainability 3 Executive Summary Project AF8 is a Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM)-led response planning initiative for a future Alpine Fault earthquake in the South Island. This report presents a maximum credible event hazard scenario for a future Alpine Fault earthquake, informed by expertise from researchers representing six Universities, two Crown Research Institutes and two consulting firms. An initial Alpine Fault Scenario workshop was held in Christchurch (August 23/24th 2016) to bring together Alpine Fault researchers for the purpose of developing the scenario. The Project AF8 Steering Group is grateful for the generosity of the scientists who volunteered their time before, during and after the workshop to bring the project to this point in its development. The Alpine Fault scenario presented here details the earthquake source and geomorphic components of the work, which we term a ‘hazard scenario’. This describes a Mw 8.2 Alpine Fault event with a rupture length of more than 400 km, and c. 9 m of dextral-reverse surface displacement. This event is thought to have a recurrence interval of c. 300 years. The last major rupture of the Alpine Fault is believed to have occurred in AD 1717. A range of co- seismic and cascading geomorphic consequences of the mainshock will lead to a wide and complex range of landscape responses spread across a large area and over a range of timescales. The outputs of the hazard scenario will inform consideration of the impacts and consequences of a future Alpine Fault earthquake on the built and social environments. This next phase of work on societal consequences will be added to the scenario document once it is completed. It is anticipated that this scenario report will stimulate discussion amongst scientists and practitioner communities, and as a ‘living document’ will continue to be developed as new information becomes available over the period of Project AF8. 4 Contents Contributing researchers .................................................................................................. 1 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 3 Contents .......................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction to Project AF8 .............................................................................................. 7 Background ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Project AF8 Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Limitations and Out-Of Scope Considerations ......................................................................................... 11 Milestones and deliverables ............................................................................................................................ 12 Developing the Alpine Fault scenario .............................................................................. 13 Initial planning ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 Goals of the Science Scenario .......................................................................................................................... 14 Project AF8 Scenario Process Model ............................................................................................................ 14 Approach to building the scenario ................................................................................................................ 15 Earthquake Source ......................................................................................................... 16 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Mainshock source ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Epicentral location, directivity and shaking .............................................................................................. 19 Ground surface faulting and deformation .................................................................................................. 22 Aftershocks ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Geomorphic Consequences ............................................................................................ 27 Scope and data sources ...................................................................................................................................... 27 The range of geomorphic consequences .................................................................................................... 27 Co-seismic hazards .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Landslides .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Liquefaction .......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Tsunamis ................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Fault-rupture hazards ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Cascading hazards ............................................................................................................................................. 33 References ..................................................................................................................... 38 5 Appendix 1: Workshop teams ......................................................................................... 42 Appendix 2: Peak Ground Velocity (PGV) scenarios ......................................................... 43 Appendix 3: Strawperson document (pre-workshop) ...................................................... 45 6 Introduction to Project AF8 Background With the introduction of the Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Act in 2002, New Zealand adopted a risk management-based approach to disaster risk and emergency management. The generic ‘all hazards’ approach used by local, regional and local CDEM planning since 2002 has been useful in moving planning from smaller-scale emergencies to larger-scale and more complex disasters and their consequences. Limitations of the all hazards approach became apparent as the enormity and complexity of the community, environmental, infrastructure and cultural needs were realised during the Canterbury earthquake sequence. The February 22nd 2011 earthquake resulted in 183 fatalities, over 7,000 injuries, displacement of tens of thousands of people, substantial economic impact, and infrastructure
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