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The Napier-Hastings fault. Its' a blind fault and only ruptured he surface along a 15km stretch of the fault.
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Napier experieced a very serious one of these in 1931?
Earthquake
What year did the Napier earthquake occur?
Also known as the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, the Napier earthquake killed 256 people and is still considered New Zealand's deadliest earthquake. The towns of Napier and Hastings were largely destroyed and had to be rebuilt.
In what sea was britain's strangest ever earthquake recorded?
The strongest earthquake in the United Kingdom was on June 7, 1931 and the epicenter was in Dogger Bank. The earthquake was then named Dogger Bank earthquake 1931.
What year was the Hawks Bay earthquake?
obviously it was in 1931
What was the biggest ever earthquake to happen in the world?
The biggest earthquake in the United Kingdom was a magnitude 5.2. People in Yorkshire, Newcastle, London, Norfolk, Cumbria, the Midlands, and parts of Wales felt the quake. It hit at Market Rasen, close to North East Lincolnshire. Many were injured, but no death cases were reported.
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
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
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
How many people are missing in Napier's earthquake 1931?
No one actually went missing during the earthquake.
When was the Napier earthquake?
10:46:46.3 a.m. 3rd february 1931
