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Quake

by M. Wright

HistoryEarthquakesEarthquake, 1931

On 3 February 1931 Hawke's Bay was smashed by the largest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and rare photographs of the earthquake, this book brings the tragic events of February 1931 to life in this illustrated account of New Zealand's most destructive natural disaster.

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Book data: Open Library