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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]
This is a list of New Zealand disasters by death toll, listing major peacetime disasters which occurred in New Zealand and its territories or involved a significant number of New Zealand citizens, in a specific incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.
US news site focused on disaster-related news. "EM-DAT International Disaster Database". Archived from the original on 2008-08-11 Includes country profiles, disaster profiles and a disaster list. "Natural Hazard Information from the Coastal Ocean Institute". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a M w 7.8 earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC). [2] Ruptures occurred on multiple faults and the earthquake has been described as the "most complex earthquake ever studied". [ 8 ]
Canada is standing by to offer any possible assistance to New Zealand in responding to this natural disaster." [201] [202] David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, issued a statement and sent SMS text messages to Commonwealth prime ministers. In his formal statement, he commented that the loss of life was "dreadful" and the ...
Tsunamis affecting New Zealand are mainly due to the country being part of the geologically active Pacific plate and associated with the Pacific Ring of Fire. Tsunamis affect New Zealand's coastline reasonably frequently and tend to be caused by earthquakes on the Pacific plate both locally and as far away as South America , Japan , and Alaska .
Natural disaster deaths in New Zealand (1 C, 2 P) E. Earthquakes in New Zealand (3 C, 39 P) F. Floods in New Zealand (1 C, 24 P) T. Tsunamis in New Zealand (17 P) V.
Japan is regularly affected by natural disasters, with the country also being in the Ring of Fire. Two out of the five most expensive natural disasters in recent history have occurred in Japan, in 1995 (~6,500 deaths) and 2011 (~20,000 deaths) – the latter of which had also triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster .