The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake occurred on 23 January at about 9.17 p.m., affecting much of the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, including Marlborough...
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Alfredton Faults. Rupture along the Wairarapa Fault and Wharekauhau thrust was responsible for the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake that initiated at the southern...
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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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1029/2005JB004065. McSaveney, Eileen (2 March 2009). "Historic earthquakes – The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved...
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several large earthquakes, the very large 1855 Wairarapa Earthquake, and the 1934 Pahiatua earthquake in the Northern Wairarapa. The 1855 earthquake occurred...
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The most recent earthquake to uplift Turakirae Head was the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake, which raised the shoreline up to 6.4 m. Turakirae Head is also...
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February 2016 Christchurch earthquake on 14 February 2016 1855 Wairarapa earthquake on 23 January 1855 1888 North Canterbury earthquake on 1 September 1888 1901...
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Durvillaea (section Wellington and the Wairarapa)
and the Wairarapa may have been caused by local extinction following historic earthquake uplift events such as the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake. However...
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damage in a series of earthquakes in 1848 and from another earthquake in 1855. The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake occurred on the Wairarapa Fault to the north...
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established settlements in Petone and Wellington from 1840. The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake uplifted the north-western side of the Wellington bay. This led...
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