1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami
The 1947 Gisborne earthquakes and tsunami occurred east of Gisborne and offshore from New Zealand’s North Island. Both the two earthquakes are estimated to have measured at most 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale.[1] The first earthquake, which struck offshore Poverty Bay on 26 March 1947 at 8:32 am NZST, seemed like a minor earthquake in Gisborne,[2] but was 7.0–7.1 Mw.[3] It generated a tsunami with a maximum […]