This surface rupture of the Leader Fault, known as the Waiau Wall, impounds a small lake. It appeared during the Kaikōura Earthquake of 14 September 2016 and is one of few remaining faults clearly visible a the surface. Most others have been blurred through erosion processes or human interventions.
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
- Created
- on Wednesday 4 February 2026 by Martin Mergili
- Keywords
- cultural landscape, earthquake, tectonics
- Visits and license
- 376 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license
