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It probally started because New Zealand is on a fault line so there is alot of activity so one plate dropped or rose and sent large wavs across the land hitting Napier.
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Was the 1931 hawkes bay earthquake the same as the napier earthquake?
yes the Hawkes bay earthquake is the some as the Napier earthquake
What fault line did the 1931 napier earthquake happen on?
The Napier-Hastings fault. Its' a blind fault and only ruptured he surface along a 15km stretch of the fault.
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Was there an tsunami after the Napier earthquake?
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What did napier experience in 1931?
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