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Wainuiomata Valley
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In Wainuiomata Valley rocks exposed here show clearly the various upthrusts caused by earthquakes. The most recent spectacular upthrust of the seabed resulted from the 1855 earthquake. The uppermost raised beach was thrust upwards some 6500 years ago.
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