Christchurch earthquake timeline: New Zealand’s biggest quakes

February 3, 1931 – A 7.8 quake hit Napier, Hawke’s Bay, killing 256
people, the country’s deadliest natural disaster. It also caused extensive
damage.

March 5, 1934 – A 7.6 magnitude quake struck in the lower North Island
and was felt as far away as Auckland in the north and Dunedin in the South
Island. The quake caused widespread damage, but no one was killed.

June 24, 1942 – An earthquake measuring 7.2 hit Wairarapa, killing one
person but causing extensive damage.

August 2, 1942 – Wairarapa, in the lower North Island, was struck with
a 7.0 magnitude quake, just five weeks after it had been hit with a slightly
stronger tremor.

May 24, 1968 – A 7.1 magnitude quake hit a sparsely populated area
around the town of Inangahua in the South Island, killing three people and
caused widespread destruction. It was felt over much of the country.

March 2, 1987 – A 6.8 magnitude quake struck the Bay of Plenty region
on the east coast of the North Island. The shallow quake caused widespread
damage to small towns but there were no casualties.

December 20, 2007 – A 6.8 magnitude quake hit the North Island city of
Gisborne. It caused no casualties.

July 16, 2009 – A 7.8 earthquake struck the remote southwest Fiordland
region of New Zealand’s South Island, causing a small tsunami. It caused
only slight damage to buildings.

September
4, 2010 – A 7.1 magnitude shake struck Christchurch
, causing an
estimated NZ$4 billion in damage, making it the most destructive quake since
1931. There were no deaths and only two serious injuries.

February 22, 2011 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch,
killing at least 65 people and caused widespread damage because it was
shallow and close to the city centre.

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