New Zealand - After the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake - Fish stranded in dry inner harbour - Photographer Cyril Walter Lambourne #604461 The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake - Also known as the Napier earthquake - Occurred at 10:47 am on 3 February - Killed 256 people - Injuring thousands of people - Remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster. - Centred 15 km north of Napier, it lasted for two and a half minutes and measured magnitude 7.8 Ms (magnitude 7.9 Mw). - 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks - 597 being recorded by the end of February Reference: Wikipedia Information and Image are from: After Words - Interviews and letters from survivors of the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake - Foreword / Helen McConnochie What is different about After Words? From recorded interviews and letters in the Hawke's Bay Cultural Trust Earthquake Archive I have selected excerpts from survivors' stories reflecting the effects on their lives of February 3, 1931. I am only too aware that many of the recollections are from people whose names should be preceded by 'the late'. To all who have contributed, my thanks. To June Clarke, who has so generously given her time and many skills, my gratitude and appreciation. Before I began recording survivors' interviews, I was told very firmly "there was no looting, people were too nice." Read on... Interviews and compilation by Helen McConnochie ISBN: 0 476 01124 8 Click the link provided at the top to purchase the book through the MAD on New Zealand Shop - Supporting New Zealand Authors and Artists