New Zealand Earthquakes
GNS Science records about 14000 earthquakes in and around New Zealand each year.
In 1931, New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings. At least 256 people died in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake – 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings, and 2 in Wairoa. Many thousands more required medical treatment. At 10.47 am on 3 February, 1931, a violent shock followed closely by a second rocked Hawke's Bay for almost three minutes.
The biggest known quake in New Zealand was the magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake of 1855.
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In 1931, New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings. At least 256 people died in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake – 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings, and 2 in Wairoa. Many thousands more required medical treatment. At 10.47 am on 3 February, 1931, a violent shock followed closely by a second rocked Hawke's Bay for almost three minutes.
The biggest known quake in New Zealand was the magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake of 1855.
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