Landslides more damaging than quakes in New Zealand

Posted On: Jan. 18, 2021 9:47 AM CST

Jo Horrocks, chief resilience and research officer of New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission, said that landslides cost the country up to $300 million New Zealand ($215 million) every year, Stuff reported. An analysis by geoscience research institute GNS Science found that landslides were significantly more dangerous for property and people than earthquakes in New Zealand.