Seismicity Hearing

In the week beginning 17 October 2011 the Commission conducted a public hearing in which we  considered evidence and submissions on:

• New Zealand's geological setting;
• the seismological model for New Zealand, and in particular for Canterbury; and
• the nature and severity of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Timetable

Date	Time	Topic	Presenter
17 October	1pm	Welcome & Opening
	3pm	Opening Statement	Stephen Mills QC, Counsel Assisting the Commission
	3.30pm	The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence	Dr Terry Webb, Director, Natural Hazards Division, GNS Science
18 October	9.30am	Active faults and historical earthquakes in the Canterbury region	Professor Jarg Pettinga, Head of Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury
		BREAK
	2.15pm	Likely future rates of seismicity in Christchurch	Dr Terry Webb
		Implications for building design motions	Dr Graeme McVerry, Principal Scientist, Hazards Group, GNS Science
		BREAK
	4pm	Submission	Interested Party Rachael Ford (video conference)
19 October	9.30am	International peer review of GNS Science's report 'The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels' dated July 2011	Professor Norman Abrahamson, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkley (by video conference)
	10.30am	Expert panel discussion	Dr Terry Webb, Professor Jarg Pettinga, Dr Graeme McVerry, Dr Kelvin Berryman (Manager: Natural Hazards Research Platform, GNS Science), Professor Norman Abrahamson
		BREAK
		Implications for building design motions (continued)	Dr Graeme McVerry, Principal Scientist, Hazards Group, GNS Science
		BREAK
		National Implications and conclusions	Dr Terry Webb
		Further questioning of expert panel	Counsel Assisting and the Commissioners
20 October	9.30am	Further questioning of expert panel (continued)	Counsel Assisting and the Commissioners

Submissions

Read the received submissions

Related Reports

'The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels', GNS Science 

Comments on The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels, Professor Ralph Archuleta, University of California, Santa Barbara

Final Comments on The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels: Peer Review, by Professor Ralph Archuleta

Review of “The Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels” dated July 2011, Professor Norman Abrahamson, Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkley

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