FILE: File footage of Napier earthquake that hit New Zealand in 1931

Record ID: 277200

  • Title: FILE: File footage of Napier earthquake that hit New Zealand in 1931
  • Date: 24th February 2011
  • Summary: RUBBLE DEBRIS WITH CHIMNEYS LEFT STANDING RUINS OF MUNICIPAL THEATRE POWER LINES WITH SMOKE COMING OUT WRECKAGE OF CAR GROUP OF SOLDIERS MARCHING DOWN STREET MORE OF DEVASTATION INCLUDING HOUSES WITH ROOMS EXPOSED VARIOUS OF WRECKED EMPIRE HOTEL ROYAL NAVY SAILORS (BLUEJACKETS) SEARCHING THROUGH RUBBLE VARIOUS OF SAILORS SEARCHING FOR BODIES TENTS IN FIELD HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 11th March 2011 12:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: New Zealand
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,History
  • Reuters ID: LVA49XB74XIYYYLIUC5TIX9ROEF5
  • Story Text: Newsreel footage from New Zealand shows the Napier earthquake of 1931.
    Newsreel footage obtained through Gaumont Graphic Newsreel by Reuters shows the last massive earthquake to hit New Zealand.
    The Napier earthquake, also called the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, stuck on February 3, 1931 at 10:47 in the morning and killed 256 people.
    The 7.8 magnitude quake happened 15 kilometers north of Napier on New Zealand's North Island and caused widespread damage in Napier as well as in the neighbouring towns of Hastings and Wairoa.
    The Napier earthquake is widely considered the deadliest natural disaster in New Zealand.
  • Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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