Talk:1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake

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--210.55.11.71 09:27, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC) == At Napier Earthquake, the local people were saved and helped by sailors from HMS Veronica, police and also ordinary people ==

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  • Also to add: civil defence, what happened to the rubble, Napier harbour boards, the city's largest new land owner after the earthquake.

Article title[edit]

I believe the more appropriate title is Hawke's Bay Earthquake. Any objection to changing it to this. Nurg 06:43, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

While '"Napier earthquake" 1931' gets more Google hits than '"Hawke's Bay Earthquake" 1931', I agree the latter name makes more sense. The town centre of Hastings was also destroyed by the earthquake. I think the last word should be lower case, and it should include the date, since there have been very many Hawke's Bay earthquakes. The 1855 one was larger than this. I'll rename it now.-gadfium 18:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest a renaming back to "Napier earthquake". Seismology convention (for naming New Zealand earthquakes) has usually been to name large earthquakes after the closest town or geographical feature to the epicenter (even when other cities/towns are damaged). It is slightly confusing to name it the "Hawkes Bay" earthquake instead of "Napier" as their was actually a 2nd large (M7.3) earthquake 11 days after the M7.6 Napier earthquake, with the 2nd event centred beneath Hawke Bay. This second event has been termed the "Hawkes Bay" earthquake in several research papers, to differentiate it from the Napier earthquake. Current thinking is that the 2nd event was triggered by the 1st. Stephen (talk) 05:18, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Google hits still favours "Napier earthquake", but the major article in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is The 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake (although other references include In the Napier earthquake. I am happy with either name, but I do believe that "Hawke's Bay" is more inclusive.-gadfium 06:53, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think consistency with other sources is more important than inclusiveness. For instance, we have the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake, not the 1855 lower North Island earthquake. -- Avenue (talk) 16:29, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fire[edit]

What about the fire that was caused by the earthquake? This was not included but it is the reason why so many lives were lost in Napier because the fire department had lost their water supply. by Me 15th October

The fires caused by the earthquake are the subject of the third and fourth paragraphs under the "Effects of the earthquake" section. If you think they should be expanded, feel free to do so.- gadfium 18:23, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Social effects[edit]

Many people lost their homes due to the earthquake itself and also uncontrollable fires triggered by the earthquake. Most homes lacked water, sewerage, electricity and chimneys so several people who were afraid to enter their homes camped in their gardens, on road-sides, at Nelson Park or on the Marine Parade Beach. Frequent aftershocks, the most powerful at 7.3 on the Richter scale, made most people fear more severe earthquakes. There were also difficulties with transport caused by large breaks in the road and collapsed bridges. The entire population of the Hawke’s Bay area was disrupted in some way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.152.235.117 (talk) 05:18, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The link works fine for me. Mikenorton (talk) 21:53, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Fixed link. Mikenorton (talk) 22:05, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Link archived, so not a problem. Mikenorton (talk) 22:06, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tsunami[edit]

What is the source of information in the box, saying no tsunami? Waikari River (Hawke's Bay) is said to have had the largest historical tsunami in the country.Johnragla (talk) 20:49, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The question is, do you have a source for that? There was uplift during the earthquake that made people fear a tsunami, but no tsunami is reported by Geonet, Teara or the NOAA. Mikenorton (talk) 09:06, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The source cited for the tsunami that affected the WaiKari River, actually attributes the fish at 15 m to the effects of a landslide triggered by the earthquake. The source does however report a "moderate tsunami" caused by the earthquake, with the effects limited to
"At Waikokopu Beach, near Mahia Peninsula, three waves deposited fish and shellfish on the beach.
A three-metre surge was reported racing up the Wairoa River shortly after the earthquake."
So the source can be used to support a tsunami, I'll add that to the article. Mikenorton (talk) 11:41, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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