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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.
This list of natural disasters in New Zealand documents notable natural disasters and epidemics that have occurred in New Zealand since 1843. Of these natural disasters, the 1918 flu pandemic resulted in the highest loss of life with 8,600 deaths in New Zealand. [1] [2]
The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake measured 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale and struck the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand at 1.42 pm on 2 March. [3] The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 8 km.
List of earthquakes in New Zealand ~ Template:Earthquakes in New Zealand; 0–9. 1835 Auckland earthquake; 1843 Wanganui earthquake; 1848 Marlborough earthquake;
The 1968 Inangahua earthquake struck 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Murchison, New Zealand, near the small town of Inangahua Junction at 5:24 am NZDT on 24 May 1968. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.1, a local magnitude of 6.7, a surface-wave magnitude of 7.4 [ 3 ] and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Exreme ).
The purpose is to preserve earthquake-related material for future generations, researchers, and other communities that experience disasters. [1] UC CEISMIC is a federated archive, providing public access to a wide range of earthquake-related content, including images, videos, interviews, stories and research material from many content partners. [1]
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 ...
Pages in category "Lists of disasters in New Zealand" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... List of earthquakes in New Zealand; M.