---- Is New Zealand On the Brink of Another Major Quake? // Gizmodo Image: AP Seismologists are warning that the latest earthquake to strike New Zealand could trigger other large earthquakes in the coming days and weeks, but sensationalistic claims of a devastating "mega-quake" are likely overblown. The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake struck just past midnight on Monday November 14 , with the epicenter located about 10 miles (15 km) northeast of Culverden on the South Island of New Zealand. It was the result of two separate, but simultaneous, earthquakes on multiple fault lines. The quakes, with a combined magnitude of 7.5 to 7.8, caused damage to buildings and roads, several landslides, and at least two deaths. Image: AP Disturbingly, more quakes could be on the way. In light of Monday's event, New Zealand's government earth scientists, GeoNet , have worked out a series of scenarios and probabilities. The scientists say there's a 12 percent ch