Tectonic setting around New Zealand and the study area. (A) Tectonic setting around New Zealand. HSM, Hikurangi subduction margin; AF, Alpine Fault; FSM, Fiordland subduction margin. Colored vectors indicate the absolute plate motion of the Pacific Plate (red) and the plate motion of the Pacific Plate relative to the ...
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