This dataset contains onshore active faults data for New Zealand. Active faults in New Zealand are defined as those that have ruptured and/or caused ground deformation during the last 125,000 years (except for in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, where the definition of activity is restricted to only include the last 25,000 years). The dataset is produced by GNS Science and represents the most current mapping of active faults for New Zealand in a single dataset, designed for portrayal at 1:250,000. The data are derived from the QMAP Geological Map of New Zealand Project and the high resolution New Zealand Active Faults Database (NZAFD). The primary source of the dataset is an ESRI vector geodatabase managed through a PostgresSQL database server, with intermittent updates published to a Geoserver server as web map service and web feature service layers. These services are accessible through the NZAFD website and are downloaded from there in shapefile, KML, JSON and text formats. The dataset comprises polylines, with each line representing the location of an active fault trace at or near the surface. Each fault trace has attributes that describes its name, orientation, displacement, sense of movement, time of last movement and other fault activity parameters.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21420/R1QN-BM52

Cite data as: GNS Science. (2016). New Zealand Active Faults Database 1:250,000 scale [Data set]. GNS Science. https://doi.org/10.21420/R1QN-BM52