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The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47 am on 3 February, killing 256, [3] injuring thousands and devastating the Hawke's Bay region. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster .
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47 am on Tuesday 3 February 1931, killing 256 and devastating the Hawke's Bay region. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster. Centred 15 km north of Napier, it lasted for two and a half minutes and measured magnitude 7.8.
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47 am on Tuesday 3 February 1931, killing 256 and devastating the Hawke's Bay region. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster. Centred 15 km north of Napier, it lasted for two and a half minutes and measured magnitude 7.8.
Pages in category "1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Napier Technical College, New Zealand; R.
This is a list of earthquakes in 1931. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes ... 5.6: 0.0: The 1931 Nicaragua earthquake caused major destruction in the area ...
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake: 13 February 1931: East of Napier: Hawke's Bay: 7.3 [58] 7.2 [34] 16 km: 39.55°S: 177.31°E: Aftershock to Mw 7.8 event 7 May 1931 Gisborne Gisborne 6.0 6.1 [34] 12 km 38.76°S 177.66°E Chimney damage in Gisborne region 22 September 1931 Raukumara Range Bay of Plenty 6.0 6.2 [34] 80 km 37.81°S 177.93°E
On February 3, 1931, Napier and Hastings were devastated by New Zealand's worst natural disaster, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter magnitude scale, which killed 256 people. Napier rebuilt and now the city is world-famous for its Art Deco buildings, and celebrates its heritage each February with the Art Deco Weekend .
1931 earthquake may refer to: 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake; 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake; 1931 Nicaragua earthquake; See also. List of earthquakes in 1931