What the records say
- When
- 2 Feb 1931
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 39.77° S, 176.03° E
- Deaths
- 261
- Injuries
- 400
- Damage musd
- 25
- Max water height m
- 15
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.7
- Runups
- 6
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
Deadliest earthquake in New Zealand
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, injuring thousands 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 had a magnitude of 7.8 Ms.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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