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The 1835 Auckland earthquake was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that occurred sometime during 1835 in the Auckland region of New Zealand. The earthquake was...

This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few...

has had some notable seismic events in the past: 1835 Auckland Earthquake: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Clevedon, New Zealand, with its epicenter...

Lord Auckland was at the height of his fame in 1840 after he had been appointed Viceroy of India in 1835. Queen Victoria's approval of Auckland as the...

General Assembly opens in Auckland. 1855 Governor Thomas Gore Browne, appointed in 1854, arrives. A severe magnitude 8.1 earthquake strikes Wairarapa. Noted...

New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled...

1769 when Captain James Cook first visited the islands. Between 1805 and 1835 the European population grew very slowly. Most Europeans were itinerant sailors...

following the July 12 Hokkaidō earthquake, with 645 houses lost and 202 people killed. 1995 – Great Hanshin earthquake with fire, Kobe, Japan 2001 – Terrorist...

starting in 1833): Lord William Bentinck (1828–1835), Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt (1835–1836), and The Lord Auckland (1836–1842). The Government of India Act 1833...

1832, 1835 William Lascelles: 1831, 1837, 1842 b Sir William Miles: 1830, 1834 b Philip John Miles: 1829 b, 1835 Sir John Beckett: 1826, 1835 John Nicholas...

Aleutian Islands earthquake in 1946, Valdivia earthquake in 1960, Alaska earthquake in 1964, Chile earthquake in 2010 and Japan earthquake in 2011. The city...

Asian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, particularly in Auckland. The number and proportion of people affiliating with non-Christian religions...

extirpated, the invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida recruited in high densities. Earthquake uplift that raises the intertidal zone by as little as 1.5 metres can...

Clark, Ross (1994). Moriori and Māori: The Linguistic Evidence. Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press. pp. 123–135. See 1904 paper by A. Shand on The...

and the Niuʻui hospital there (which was destroyed in the 2006 Tonga earthquake) are often stated as his birthplace; however, no evidence supporting this...

in Auckland before applying, and he'd invested $7 million in two local companies—as well as a $1 million donation to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake appeal...

Zealand, 4 September 2010 "New Zealand earthquake report – Sep 4 2010 at 4:35 am (NZST)". GeoNet. Earthquake Commission and GNS Science. 4 September...

overseas tested positive in March, but who has since recovered. 23 May – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 occurs in the Southern Tablelands of New South...

Sutton, Douglas G. (ed.). The Origins of the First New Zealanders. Auckland, NZ: Auckland University Press. pp. 96–105. ISBN 978-1-86940-098-9. Clark, Ross...

economically because of its location on the trade route, until a major earthquake completely destroyed the city. Erbil Mesopotamia  Iraq 3300 BC The Citadel...