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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck New Zealand, just one day after a devastating cyclone forced a state of emergency across much of the country.. The quake occurred under the Cook Strait ...
As a result, New Zealand has very stringent building regulations. The 1929 Murchison earthquake and 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake led to the development of stricter building codes in New Zealand from 1935. [3] Quite early on, European settlers were faced with the reality of earthquakes in their new home.
GeoNet also forecasts earthquake aftershocks for major earthquakes, such as the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. [3] The GeoNet app sends notifications about natural hazards to its users. An example of this is the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, where the app had sent a total of over 109 million notifications within two days. [ 4 ]
The 2009 Dusky Sound earthquake was a M w 7.8 earthquake that struck a remote region of Fiordland, New Zealand, on 15 July at 21:22 local time (09:22 UTC). It had an initially–reported depth of 12 km (7.5 mi), and an epicentre near Dusky Sound in Fiordland National Park , which is 160 km (99 mi) north-west of Invercargill .
Henderson County and the town of Fletcher faced what many are calling Western North Carolina's worst natural disaster in a lifetime. 'Worst storm damage I have seen': Helene batters Fletcher ...
Greta Cross, USA TODAY January 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 struck the coast of San Francisco on Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey reported.
1835 Auckland earthquake; 1843 Wanganui earthquake; 1848 Marlborough earthquake; 1855 Wairarapa earthquake; 1863 Hawke's Bay earthquake; 1869 Christchurch earthquake; 1888 North Canterbury earthquake; 1891 Port Waikato earthquake; 1901 Cheviot earthquake; 1904 Cape Turnagain earthquake; 1914 East Cape earthquakes; 1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake ...
Three cows stranded on a small island of land after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand have been led to safety by a team of rescuers.