Story: Historic earthquakes All images & media From page 1 – Earthquakes in Māori tradition Rūaumoko Slips at Utapu, 1861 Wellington Harbour (Port Nicholson) and City Wellington Harbour before the Haowhenua earthquake From page 2 – The 1848 Marlborough earthquake First record of a Wellington earthquake Extent of shaking, Marlborough earthquake, 16 October 1848 Wellington street scene, 1847 Account of the 1848 earthquake Earthquake damage, Wellington, 1848 Reporting the 1848 quake Wellington in the 1850s The Awatere Fault (1st of 2) Offset along the Awatere Fault (2nd of 2) From page 3 – The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake Extent of shaking, Wairarapa earthquake, 23 January 1855 Remembering the 1855 quake Eyewitness account of the 1855 earthquake Coastal landslide (1st of 2) The landslide site today (2nd of 2) Uplifted storm beaches, Turakirae Head Wellington shoreline after the 1855 earthquake Plans for Wellington in 1841 (1st of 2) Basin Reserve – a new cricket ground (2nd of 2) From page 4 – The 1888 North Canterbury earthquake Extent of shaking, North Canterbury earthquake, 1 September 1888 Damaged cottage, 1888 News report of the 1888 quake 1888 earthquake rupture Damaged spire, Christchurch Cathedral Distorted fenceline, Glynn Wye From page 5 – The 1929 Arthur’s Pass and Murchison earthquakes Extent of shaking, Arthur’s Pass earthquake, 9 March 1929 Falling Mountain landslide Extent of shaking, Murchison earthquake, 17 June 1929 Geological effects (1st of 2) Gravel volcano in the Matiri valley (2nd of 2) Damage to Hodgson’s store, Murchison The Mātakitaki landslide (1st of 2) The Mātakitaki valley today (2nd of 2) Refugees Damage further afield (1st of 2) Nelson College tower (2nd of 2) Impact of the Murchison earthquake From page 6 – The 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake Extent of shaking, Hawke’s Bay earthquake, 3 February 1931 Damage to buildings (1st of 3) Grand Hotel, Hastings (2nd of 3) Park Island Old Men’s Home (3rd of 3) Napier in flames (1st of 2) Criterion corner (2nd of 2) Fireman in the wreckage Napier after the 1931 earthquake Clearing the rubble The hazards of rescue work Walking to safety (1st of 2) Camping on the beach (2nd of 2) Roadside Stories: Hawke's Bay's big shake From page 7 – In the Napier earthquake A mother’s story A rush to the playground Long way home On the farm From page 8 – Rebuilding Napier Napier after the 1931 earthquake The Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Act 1931 Tin Town, Napier National Tobacco Company building Celebrating reconstruction Uplift of the foreshore Ahuriri Lagoon (1st of 2) Ahuriri Lagoon after the earthquake (2nd of 2) Dead fish, Ahuriri Lagoon From page 9 – The 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes Extent of shaking, Wairarapa earthquake, 24 June 1942 (1st of 2) Extent of shaking, Wairarapa earthquake, 2 August 1942 (2nd of 2) Effects in Martinborough, June 1942 St Matthew's Church, Masterton An account of the June earthquake Reporting the June earthquake John Chambers building, Jervois Quay From page 10 – The 1968 Īnangahua earthquake Extent of shaking, Īnangahua earthquake, 24 May 1968 (1st of 2) Recording the Īnangahua earthquake (2nd of 2) Damage to roads Derailed train Road subsidence Landslide damage, Whitecliffs (1st of 3) Landslide at Whitecliffs (2nd of 3) Rebuilding near Whitecliffs slip (3rd of 3) Leaving Īnangahua after the quake Buller Gorge landslide From page 11 – The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake Extent of shaking, Edgecumbe earthquake, 2 March 1987 (1st of 2) Seismogram (2nd of 2) Damage to property (1st of 2) Shop damage (2nd of 2) Toppled by the shaking Aftermath of the Edgecumbe quake Opened fault Twisted railway tracks, Edgecumbe Edgecumbe dairy factory From page 12 – The 2010 Canterbury (Darfield) earthquake Darfield earthquake St John's, Hororata Greendale Fault (1st of 2) Offset road (2nd of 2) Aftershocks, 4 September–19 November 2010 Liquefaction (1st of 2) Lateral spreading (2nd of 2) Flickr exhibition: earthquake damage in Christchurch, September 2010 Early morning quake From page 13 – The 2011 Christchurch earthquake Aftershocks map Liquefaction demonstrated Earthquake damage Flickr exhibition: earthquake damage in Christchurch, February 2011 Christchurch city after the quake Shaking in the Press Building Roadside Stories: Christchurch under siege From page 14 – Earthquakes since 1942 Worse than facing the Japanese Falling bombs? Escape from Īnangahua Aftershock An enormous bang Terror on the train
