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WELLMAN1 has estimated horizontal faulting rates in New Zealand. His presentation, however, takes little heed of published data relevant to recent crustal movements in New Zealand and his inferences are extremely tenuous.
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SUGGATE, R., LENSEN, G. Rate of Horizontal Fault Displacement in New Zealand. Nature 242, 518 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242518a0
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