Ninety years on: Hawke s Bay earthquake to be commemorated
25 Jan, 2021 10:16 PM
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The old Post Office building in Hastings on the corner of Queen and Russell Streets, after the quake. Photo / Supplied
The old Post Office building in Hastings on the corner of Queen and Russell Streets, after the quake. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Gianina Schwanecke
Ninety years after the 1931 Hawke s Bay earthquake, a number of events have been organised to commemorate the sombre anniversary.
On the morning of February 3, 1931, the Hawke s Bay region was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude quake that practically levelled the city of Napier and killed nearly 250 people.