List of natural disasters in New Zealand
This list of natural disasters in New Zealand documents notable natural disasters and epidemics that have occurred in New Zealand since 1843. Of these natural disasters, the 1918 flu pandemic resulted in the highest loss of life.
Notable natural disasters
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| Colour scheme used in this table: |
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| Earthquake |
| Flooding |
| Tsunami |
| Weather |
| Health Crisis |
| Volcanic |
| Landslide |
| Date | Event | Fatalities | Location | Region | Damage (2015 NZD) | Notes | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1843 | Earthquake | 2 | Wanganui | Manawatu | M 7+ | 1843 Wanganui earthquake | |
| 1846 | Landslide | 60 | Lake Taupo | Waikato | Worst landslide in New Zealand History | [1] | |
| 1848 | Earthquake | 3 | Blenhiem | Marlborough | M 7.5 | 1848 Marlborough earthquake | |
| 1855 | Earthquake | 9 | Wairarapa | Wellington | M 8.3 | 1855 Wairarapa earthquake | |
| 1855 | Tsunami | Cook Strait | Cook Strait | Maximum wave heights of 11m | [2] | ||
| 1858 | Flooding | 14 | Hutt valley | Wellington | |||
| 1863 | Flooding | 200 | Central Otago | Otago | Floods and snowstorm | ||
| 1868 | Tsunami | 1 | New Zealand | Chile | Maximum wave heights of 7m | [3] | |
| 1877 | Tsunami | New Zealand | Chile | Maximum wave heights of 3m | [4] | ||
| 1886 | Volcanic | 153 | Mount Tarawera | Bay of Plenty | Death toll ranges from 108 - 153 depending on source | ||
| 1897 | Flooding | 12 | Clive | Hawke's Bay | |||
| 1901 | Earthquake | 1 | Cheviot | Canterbury | M 6.8 | 1901 Cheviot earthquake | |
| 1904 | Landslide | 8 | Brunner | West Coast | [5] | ||
| 1914 | Landslide | 1 | Ngatapa | Gisborne | [6] | ||
| 1914 | Volcanic | 10 | White Island | Bay of Plenty | Lahar | ||
| 1918 | Health Crisis | 8,600 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Influenza virus struck between October and December 1918 | [7] | |
| 1923 | Landslide | 17 | Taumaranui | Manawatu | Landslide hit Auckland to Wellington express train near Taumaranui, killing 17 and injuring 30 | [1] | |
| 1923 | Landslide | 2 | Little River | Canterbury | [8] | ||
| 1924 | Flooding | 1 | Kaiwaka | Hawke's Bay | [9] | ||
| 1924 | Landslide | 1 | Napier | Hawke's Bay | Slip happened on Shakespeare Rd. | [9] | |
| 1924 | Tsunami | Chatham Islands | Unknown | Maximum wave heights of 6m | [10] | ||
| 1929 | Earthquake | 17 | Murchison | Tasman | M 7.8 | 1929 Murchison earthquake | |
| 1931 | Earthquake | 256 | Napier/Hastings | Hawke's Bay | Official death toll of 256, reported death toll of 258. M 7.8 | 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake | |
| 1934 | Earthquake | 2 | Pahiatua | Manawatu | M 7.2 | 1934 Pahiatua earthquake | |
| 1938 | Flooding | 21 | Kopuawhara | Hawke's Bay | Kopuawhara flash flood of 1938 | ||
| 1942 | Earthquake | 1 | Wairarapa | Wellington | M 6.8 | ||
| 1942 | Weather | 1 | Kaitaia | Northland | Tornado | [11] | |
| 1947 | Tsunami | East Coast | Gisborne | Maximum wave heights of 10m. 25 March | [12] | ||
| 1947 | Tsunami | East Coast | Gisborne | Maximum wave heights of 5m. 17 May | [12] | ||
| 1948 | Weather | 3 | Hamilton | Waikato | Tornado | [13] | |
| 1953 | Volcanic | 151 | Tangiwai | Manawatu | Lahar destroyed rail bridge, sending train into river | Tangiwai disaster | |
| 1953 | Weather | 1 | Auckland | Auckland | Tornado | [14] | |
| 1960 | Tsunami | New Zealand | Chile | Maximum wave heights of 4.5m | [15] | ||
| 1968 | Earthquake | 3 | Inangahua | West Coast | M 7.1 | 1968 Inangahua earthquake | |
| 1968 | Weather | 53 | North Island | North Island | Cyclone | Cyclone Giselle | |
| 1973 | Weather | 1 | Opunake | Taranaki | Tornado | [16] | |
| 1980 | Weather | 1 | Auckland | Auckland | Tornado | [14] | |
| 1985 | Landslide | 3 | Te Aroha | Waikato | [17] | ||
| 1988 | Weather | 3 | East Coast of North Island | North Island | $229,000,000 | Cyclone | Cyclone Bola |
| 1991 | Weather | 1 | Auckland | Auckland | Tornado | [18] | |
| 2003 | Tsunami | Fiordland | Southland | Maximum wave heights of 5m | [19] | ||
| 2004 | Landslide | 2 | Owira | Bay of Plenty | [20] | ||
| 2004 | Weather | 2 | Waitara | Taranaki | Tornado | [13] | |
| 2007 | Earthquake | 1 | Gisborne | Gisborne | $18,600,000 | M 6.7 | 2007 Gisborne earthquake |
| 2009 | Health Crisis | 19 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Swine flu infects 3,175 people and results in 19 deaths | 2009 flu pandemic in New Zealand | |
| 2011 | Earthquake | 185 | Christchurch | Canterbury | $42,000,000,000 | M 6.3 | 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
| 2011 | Weather | 1 | Auckland | Auckland | $6,300,000 | Tornado | [13] |
| 2011 | Earthquake | 1 | Christchurch | Canterbury | M 6.4 | June 2011 Christchurch earthquake | |
| 2012 | Weather | 3 | Auckland | Auckland | Tornado | [21] | |
| 2013 | Landslide | 2 | Haast Pass | West Coast | [22] | ||
| 2014 | Flooding | 2 | Northland | North Island | |||
| 2015 | Flooding | 1 | Petone | Wellington | [23] | ||
| 2016 | Health Crisis | 3 | Havelock North | Hawke's Bay | $710,000 | Campylobacter infects 5,200 people and results in 3 deaths | |
| 2016 | Earthquake | 2 | Kaikoura | Canterbury | M 7.8 | 2016 Kaikoura earthquake |
See also
References
- 1 2 "5. Notable New Zealand landslides – Landslides – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 1979-08-08. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Wairarapa tsunami, 23 January 1855 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Peru-Chile tsunami, 15 August 1868 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Northern Chile tsunami, 11 May 1877 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "May 1904 Manawatu-Wanganui and West Coast Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "May 1914 North Island Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Epidemic | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "January 1923 Canterbury and Tasman-Nelson Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- 1 2 "March 1924 Hawke's Bay Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Chatham Islands tsunami, 19 July 1924 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1924-07-19. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "August 1942 New Zealand High Winds - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- 1 2 "Gisborne tsunami, 25 March and 17 May 1947 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- 1 2 3 "Tornadoes in New Zealand - FAQs". NIWA.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- 1 2 "New Zealand Historic Weather Events Catalog". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Chile tsunami, 23 May 1960 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1960-05-23. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "April 1973 Taranaki Tornado - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "February 1985 Auckland and Waikato Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "June 1991 Auckland Tornado - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Fiordland tsunami, 22 August 2003 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "July 2004 Bay of Plenty Flooding and Landslides - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "Auckland tornado kills 3, hits 150 homes". Stuff.co.nz. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "September 2013 New Zealand Storm - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/83847374/havelock-north-water-crisis-expected-to-cost-hastings-district-council-710000
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