The Napier-Hastings fault. Its' a blind fault and only ruptured he surface along a 15km stretch of the fault.
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.
Napier experienced a devastating earthquake in 1931 that registered a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake caused widespread destruction in Napier and nearby Hastings, resulting in the loss of lives and extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. The city was subsequently rebuilt in the architectural style of the time, known as Art Deco.
The Hawks Bay earthquake occurred on February 3, 1931. It was a powerful earthquake that devastated the region of Hawks Bay in New Zealand.
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.
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.
An earthquake
yes the Hawkes bay earthquake is the some as the Napier earthquake
they did nothing
1931
the earthquake happened in 1931
Earthquake
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
No one actually went missing during the earthquake.
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.
An earthquake. It flattened most of the town.
10:46:46.3 a.m. 3rd february 1931
they cried about it for a while then went straight to work to help get napier back on its feet c(=