The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake occurred on 23 January at about 9.17 p.m., affecting much of the Cook Strait area of New Zealand, including Marlborough...

Alfredton Faults. Rupture along the Wairarapa Fault and Wharekauhau thrust was responsible for the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake that initiated at the southern...

Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...

1029/2005JB004065. McSaveney, Eileen (2 March 2009). "Historic earthquakes – The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved...

several large earthquakes, the very large 1855 Wairarapa Earthquake, and the 1934 Pahiatua earthquake in the Northern Wairarapa. The 1855 earthquake occurred...

Christchurch earthquake on 13 June 2011 February 2016 Christchurch earthquake on 14 February 2016 1855 Wairarapa earthquake on 23 January 1855 1888 North...

and the Wairarapa may have been caused by local extinction following historic earthquake uplift events such as the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake. However...

The most recent earthquake to uplift Turakirae Head was the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake, which raised the shoreline up to 6.4 m. Turakirae Head is also...

established settlements in Petone and Wellington from 1840. The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake uplifted the north-western side of the harbour. This led to reclamation...

earthquake Tangiwai memorial plaque Illustration of the SS Tararua wreck SS Wairarapa wreck Illustration of the Mount Tarawera eruption Clipper ship Fiery Star...

damage in a series of earthquakes in 1848 and from another earthquake in 1855. The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake occurred on the Wairarapa Fault to the north...

practices which took earthquakes into account, starting after the 1848 Marlborough earthquake and the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake, both of which badly affected...

The Wairarapa (/ˌwaɪrəˈræpə/; Māori pronunciation: [ˈwaiɾaɾapa]), a geographical region of New Zealand, lies in the south-eastern corner of the North Island...

Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred...

of recurring earthquakes, notably the Haowhenua earthquake in the fifteenth century and the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake. The 1855 earthquake caused a tsunami...

major warehouses and factories alongside it. However, the massive 1855 Wairarapa earthquake uplifted the area nearly 1.8 m (5.9 ft) and turned the lake into...

area is now known as Thorndon Quay. Land uplift caused by the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake and further reclamation have left Lambton Quay some 250 metres...

Teara.govt.nz. 8 August 1979. Retrieved 30 March 2015. "Wairarapa tsunami, 23 January 1855 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 22 February 1999...

title to the land for the settlers was sorted out later. In the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake, the eastern end of the Wairau valley subsided by over a metre...

offset: The 1855 rupture of the Wairarapa Fault, New Zealand, and implications for displacement/length scaling of continental earthquakes". Journal of...

the earthquake sequence beginning with the September 2010 Canterbury earthquake, and followed by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. As the earthquake occurred...

the Petone foreshore was uplifted by a metre or more after the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake. This improved drainage around the mouth of the Hutt River. The...

Valdivia earthquake and the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake could have been associated with coupling of a shallow subduction megathrust earthquake with surface...

Wellington Harbour and the Wairarapa over the Remutaka Range and through Pākuratahi river. Before the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake large Māori boats (waka)...

which led to armed conflict in the Hutt Valley Campaign. The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake (in the range of magnitude 8.1 to 8.3) raised part of the lower...

"The 1855 Wairarapa, New Zealand, Earthquake – Analysis of Historical Data" (PDF). Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering...

can be correlated with known seismic events such as the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake on the Wairarapa Fault near Wellington, New Zealand which produced a 2...

the biggest in historical times being the magnitude 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake on 23 January 1855. Greywacke in the Wellington region was originally deposited...

approximately 10000–14000 years ago. There is a tradition that the 1855 Wairarapa Earthquake caused tectonic uplift in the Pauatahanui Arm of the inlet, changing...

year. Under this name, it continues until 1861. 23 January: The 1855 Wairarapa earthquake causes extensive damage but few deaths. The quake, estimated at...