Two 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes shook the lower North Island of New Zealand; on 24 June and 2 August. They were large and shallow with epicentres close...

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few...

1855, the two 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes of magnitude 6.9 on 24 June 1942 and 6.8 on 1 August 1942, and the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on...

New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 8 August 1979. Retrieved 30 March 2015. "Wairarapa tsunami, 23 January 1855 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 22 February...

shoreline in 1840, indicating the extent of reclamation. The 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes caused considerable damage in Wellington. The area has high seismic...

to Earthquakes. USGS-ANSS Latest earthquakes around the world. Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) IRIS Seismic Monitor, Recent earthquakes around...

This is a list of earthquakes in 1942. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused...

in Dixon Street. While the second storey was removed after the 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes, the building still stands today as the Lone Star restaurant....

building. The resident population was 1,500 in the 1940s. After the 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes, 800 patients had to be moved to other hospitals. Subsequently...

post office on Main Street, the clock was removed following the 1942 Wairarapa earthquake for safety reasons and placed into storage. In 1953 local business...