Thursday 1 November 2018

Napier Earthquake

Napier earthquake

This disaster was a dangerous killing earthquake making buildings collapse and humongous fires. 

How the earthquake happened was by tectonic plates shifting underground causing the big earthquake.
The weather was very hot and dry in the district. Napier the 3rd 1931 10:00am was when this earthquake happened. 
This disaster can happen again at anytime of the year.
This earthquake was devastating in Napier and Hawke’s bay 
history.

Napier earthquake caused damage to buildings\homes rivers or water supplies, the earthquake caused lots of damage to the environment and many other stuff.  
Napier earthquake was measured up to  7.8, There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks. 

This Earthquake lasted for two weeks causing a lot of damage to Napier and Hawke’s bay.
Napier earthquake affected a lot of areas around Napier and Hawke’s bay.
Napier’s earthquake killed  256 people, and injured thousands of  kids and adults.
By Calais 


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