2.  OnFebruary 3, 1931 a 7.8 magnitude
earthquake shocked the towns of Hawkes
Bay, Napier and Hastings. It was 20Km
north-west of Napier
 256 people died.
 Itstarted as a violent shock at 10:48am
and a second shock soon after rocked
Hawkes Bay for nearly 3 minutes and
nearly all hit towns turned to large clouds
of dust making it hard for people to
breathe.

3.  Afterthe earthquake the regional
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in
New Zealand dropped by 45%. Soon
after tourists started to go to Napier
to look at the damage, even though
the Great Depression was still
happening.

4.  What?- A 7.8 earthquake hit Hawkes Bay and
surrounding areas.
When?- February 3 1931 10:48am
Why?- Because the tectonic plates moved and
created an earthquake

5.  Before

6.  After

7. A tanker at sea felt the vibration and the
captain and his crew looked over toward
Napier to see the once loved city engulfed by
a massive cloud of dust.
 He set course toward Napier to find out
what happened. To his dismay he found the
city had fallen into mother natures hands

8. Or you could look it up yourself :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BqnfbZ9F9o