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Marlborough, at the top of the South Island
Magnitude: 7.8
Deaths: three people. -
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Earthquakes
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Wellington
Magnitude: 8.2
Deaths: 4 settlers and some indigenous Maori -
Bay of Plenty region on the east coast of the North Island
Magnitude: 6.8
It caused wide spread damage however, there were no casualties -
Top of the South Island
Magnitude: 7.8
Deaths: 17 -
Napier, Hawke's Bay
Magnitude: 7.8
Deaths: 256 -
Lower North Island
Magnitude: 7.6
No one was killed -
Wairarapa
Magnitude: 7.2
One person was killed and extensive damage was done -
Wairarapa
Magnitude: 7.0 -
Town of Inangahua in the South Island
A 7.1 magnitude quake hit a sparsely populated area around the killing three people and caused widespread destruction. It was felt over much of the country. -
North Island city of Gisborne
A 6.8 magnitude quake hit the. It caused no casualties. -
emote southwest Fiordland region of New Zealand's South Island,
A 7.8 earthquake struck the r causing a small tsunami. It caused only slight damage to buildings. -
Christchurch
A 7.1 magnitude shake struck Christchurch, causing an estimated NZ$4 billion in damage, making it the most destructive quake since 1931. There were no deaths and only two serious injuries. -
Christchurch
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, killing at least 65 people and caused widespread damage because it was shallow and close to the city centre.