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Nearly all the brick and stone buildings in Wellington collapsed. Many were rebuilt in wood. Around one hundred aftershocks were recorded in the 5 hours following the quake. -
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This was the most powerful earth quake ever recorded in New Zealand.New ground was pushed up frrom under the sea. Some of it now forms the main road out to Wellington. -
Big Kiwi quakes.
Fallen rocks and slips closed the railway line between Cristhurch and the West Coast for months. -
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Huge landslides blocked roads and rivers.Fourteen people were killed. -
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From their boats in the habour, sailours saw the city buildings crumble. They were the first people to provide help. Broken gas pipes caused fires. Broken water pipes made the fires very hard to put out. Two hundred and fifty-six people died. -
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The worst damage was in Masterton's main street. Rebuilding took a long time because many men were away fighting in the secound World war. -
Big Kiwi Quakes
A huge landslide dammed Buller River and raised its level by 30 meters. Because the river could have flooded nearby towns, everyone in Inangahua was evacuated. -
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A huge crack, 7 kilometers long and up to 4 meters wide, appeared along the fault nearby.No one was killed in the earthquake, but many people suffered serious injuries. -
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This shallow quake caused the strongest shaking ever recorded in New Zealand. In a process called liquefaction layers of sand and silt underground were turned into a muddy liquid that bubbled up and covered many roads and gardens. -
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The city was extensively damaged. One hundred and eighty - five people were killed and several thousand were injured. This was the fourth time the spire of Christchurch Cathedral had been badly dameged in an earthquake..
