What is Alpine fault?
[[File:Zealandia-Continent map en.svg|thumb|250px|Movement along the Alpine Fault is deforming the microcontinent of [[Zealandia]], with the southern part (on the Pacific Plate) sliding past and slightly onto the northwest part (on the Indo-Australian Plate)]] The '''Alpine Fault''' is a [[fault (geology)|geological fault]] that runs entirely through [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It forms a boundary between the [[Pacific Plate]] and the [[Indo-Australian Plate]]. [[Earthquakes]] along the fault have formed the [[Southern Alps]]. [[Category:Faults]] [[Category:Geography of New Zealand]]