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Napier Earthquake
When: 3 February, 1931

Where: in the hawks bay and surrounding places


What at 10 47 am a massive earthquake hit In Napier and Hastings. At least 256 people died in the 7.8 on the rictascale earthquake – 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings, and 2 in Wairoa. more required medical treatment.

 At 10:47 am on 3 February, 1931, a earthquake followed closely by a second one in Hawke's Bay for three minutes.
 A tanker at sea felt a violent vibration, and the seamen on board looked to the shore to see Napier covered by a cloud of rising dust.
Dust rose in clouds from the shattered buildings, making it difficult for people to breathe, and huge splits in the roads appeared.
 Panic-stricken, people ran down to the beaches where they hoped to be safe. As the water in the bay receded with the rising of the land, many thought that a tsunami was on the way, but this was not the case.
 The first victims of the earthquake were people who ran out to the......

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