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Kōrero: Historic earthquakes

Seismogram

Seismogram

This seismogram of the Edgecumbe earthquake was recorded at the Tarawera station, close to the epicentre. The earthquake was so big that the pen wouldn’t stay on the paper.

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Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/4533/seismogram (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 November 2017.