Wellington city, the capital of New Zealand, experienced substantial damage and impacts from the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, despite its relatively large distance of 60 km from the source of the earthquake. This article draws on impact observations from this event to discuss critical issues for Wellington’s earthquake resilience. Ground motion characteristics exhibiting substantial amplifications in native and reclaimed sites, including basin effects, liquefaction of reclaimed land at the port of Wellington, characteristic structural and non-structural damage to mid- and high-rise buildings, and socio-economic impacts on community are explored in detail. The main thrust of the article is to discuss implications of these observations, identify needs, and stimulate actions across a wide range of earthquake science, earthquake engineering, and socio-economic disciplines to achieve adequate resilience levels for Wellington, and other cities facing similar seismic risks.

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惠灵顿的抗震能力：2016 年凯库拉地震的教训

新西兰首都惠灵顿市在 2016 年凯库拉地震中遭受了严重破坏和影响，尽管它距离地震源头的距离相对较远，有 60 公里。本文利用此次事件的影响观察来讨论惠灵顿抗震能力的关键问题。地震动特征在原生地和开垦地表现出显着放大，包括盆地效应、惠灵顿港开垦土地的液化、对中高层建筑的特征性结构和非结构性破坏以及对社区的社会经济影响进行了详细的探讨。这篇文章的主旨是讨论这些观察结果的意义，确定需求，并在广泛的地震科学、地震工程、