Tectonic evolution of Pegasus Basin and the Hikurangi Trench, offshore New Zealand, The
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Abstract
The Pegasus Basin overlies part of the tectonic transition between oblique southwest subduction of the Pacific Plate below the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and the strike-slip faulting that dominates the majority of the South Island of New Zealand. The transition from this strike-slip zone into the actively subducting Hikurangi Trench requires a significant translation of plate motion from margin parallel to margin normal within the Pegasus Basin. The purpose of this research was to understand the distribution of strain along this complex transition, and to identify how shortening ...
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