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magnitude: 7.8
depth: 20km
its was located in hawks bay. 256 people died and thousands were injured
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What city was hit by a big earthquake in 1931?
Napier. In 1931, New Zealand's deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings. At least 256 people died in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings, and 2 in Wairoa. Many thousands more required medical treatment
What did the government do about the 1931 Napier earthquake?
they did nothing
How did the napier earthquake occur?
usually an earthquake occurs because underneath the earths crust are tectonic plates and when they move occasionlly one will get caught but the outside is still moving and that causes an earthquake
Why did napier earthquake happen?
Tuesday morning, 3 February 1931 at 10.47 a.m. A very big earthquake happened, it spanned for about two and a half minutes, and on the Richter scale it was 7.8 and one of the biggest earthquakes in New Zealand.The first victims of the earthquake was the people that ran out onto the streets and got hit by the masonry. Within minutes of the earthquake, fire began in three Napier chemist shops in the business district. Hastings and Napier suffered from fires and the firefighters had problems with their water supply. The main roads in both Napier and Hastings were blocked by mountains of rubble. Ten days after the quake, a powerful aftershock of magnitude 7.3 hit and made everything worse. The total number of people who died was 256.
What Nicaraguan city was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1931 and in 1972?
managua
Timeline of after shocks of 1931 napier earthquake?
1 after the big 1and then a few more
What did napier experience in 1931?
An earthquake
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 caused the napier 1931 earthquake to start?
the fualt lines bashed and caused a big jolt
What city was hit by a big earthquake in 1931?
Napier. In 1931, New Zealand's deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and Hastings. At least 256 people died in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings, and 2 in Wairoa. Many thousands more required medical treatment
When did A 7.9 earthquake hit napier?
1931
What did the government do about the 1931 Napier earthquake?
they did nothing
What year did the Napier earthquake devastate New Zealand?
the earthquake happened in 1931
Napier experieced a very serious one of these in 1931?
Earthquake
Napier experienced a very serious one of these in 1931?
Earthquake
The city hit by an earthquake in 1931 in New Zealand?
Napier and Hastings.
Napier experienced a very serious one of thesein 1931?
it is a earthquake
