Comments on: Facts about the earthquake in New Zealand? http://www.kiwistats.com/new-zealand-facts/facts-about-the-earthquake-in-new-zealand Bringing You New Zealand Statistics Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Picola http://www.kiwistats.com/new-zealand-facts/facts-about-the-earthquake-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1#comment-131 Picola Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:59 +0000 http://www.kiwistats.com/new-zealand-facts/facts-about-the-earthquake-in-new-zealand#comment-131 there have been 2 significant earthquakes in NZ and they were the napier earthquake in 1931 and the edgecumbe earthquake in 1987... the only information i could find on and earthquake in 1993 is this http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/publish/Journals/nzjgg/1998/17.aspx this might be helpful too http://www.mtaspiring.school.nz/Tephra/ThewhereandwhenofNZearthquakes.html but basically i don't recall any major earthquake that caused any major damage to any part of the country in 1993 (however we do experience 200 earthquakes a year (thats news to me!) most are too small to be felt)<br><b>References : </b><br> there have been 2 significant earthquakes in NZ and they were the napier earthquake in 1931 and the edgecumbe earthquake in 1987… the only information i could find on and earthquake in 1993 is this
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/publish/Journals/nzjgg/1998/17.aspx

this might be helpful too http://www.mtaspiring.school.nz/Tephra/ThewhereandwhenofNZearthquakes.html
but basically i don’t recall any major earthquake that caused any major damage to any part of the country in 1993 (however we do experience 200 earthquakes a year (thats news to me!) most are too small to be felt)
References :

]]> By: quokka http://www.kiwistats.com/new-zealand-facts/facts-about-the-earthquake-in-new-zealand/comment-page-1#comment-130 quokka Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:13:59 +0000 http://www.kiwistats.com/new-zealand-facts/facts-about-the-earthquake-in-new-zealand#comment-130 Reference Number: 2997237 NZDT: Mon, Nov 10 2008 5:19 am Magnitude: 3.3 Depth: 30 km Details: 20 km north-west of Castlepoint Reference Number: 2997005 NZDT: Sun, Nov 9 2008 5:44 pm Magnitude: 2.4 Depth: 5 km Details: Within 5 km of Rotorua Reference Number: 2996979 NZDT: Sun, Nov 9 2008 4:25 pm Magnitude: 5.0 Depth: 120 km Details: 40 km north-west of Te Anau Reference Number: 2996675 NZDT: Sun, Nov 9 2008 0:57 am Magnitude: 5.4 Depth: 200 km Details: 20 km west of Rotorua <br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html Reference Number: 2997237
NZDT: Mon, Nov 10 2008 5:19 am
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 30 km
Details: 20 km north-west of Castlepoint

Reference Number: 2997005
NZDT: Sun, Nov 9 2008 5:44 pm
Magnitude: 2.4
Depth: 5 km
Details: Within 5 km of Rotorua

Reference Number: 2996979
NZDT: Sun, Nov 9 2008 4:25 pm
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 120 km
Details: 40 km north-west of Te Anau

Reference Number: 2996675
NZDT: Sun, Nov 9 2008 0:57 am
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 200 km
Details: 20 km west of Rotorua

References :
http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html

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