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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 .
About 14,000 earthquakes occur in and around the country each year, of which between 150 and 200 are big enough to be felt. [2] 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]
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.
Outline map of the area around Napier before and after the 1931 earthquake Hawke's Bay Airport occupies part of the land raised from what was Ahuriri Lagoon. Ahuriri Lagoon (Māori: Te Whanganui-a-Orotū) was a large tidal lagoon at Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, that largely drained when the area was raised by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
On 3 February 1931, most of Napier and nearby Hastings were levelled by an earthquake. The collapse of buildings and the ensuing fires killed 256 people. Some 4000 hectares of today's Napier were undersea before the earthquake raised it above sea level. [7] The earthquake uplifted an area of 1500 km 2 with a maximum of 2.7 m of uplift. In ...
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1929 Murchison earthquake: 1931: Earthquake: 256: Napier/Hastings: Hawke's Bay: Official death toll of 256, reported death toll of 258. M 7.8: 1931 Hawke's Bay ...