On this map, isoseismal lines show the Mercalli effects (the intensity of shaking) for the earthquake of 2 August 1942. Like the earthquake of 24 June, the shaking was felt over most of New Zealand, with highest intensity in the Wairarapa.
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Source: G. L. Downes, Atlas of isoseismal maps of New Zealand earthquakes. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, 1995.
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I am doing a project on this
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18 March 2011
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