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Would be good to get geological detail, cultural responses, and building regs etc. How do NZ'ers respond to living in the "Shakey Isles".. that sort of stuff. Contributions, anyone? Kauri Gumdigger (talk) 01:17, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some useful refs to work in:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=184&objectid=10467678
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4349395a7693.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kauri Gumdigger (talk • contribs) 02:06, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And some paper refs that might be useful, if anyone has access:

G. A. Eiby (1967). An annotated list of New Zealand Earthquakes 1460-1965, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 11, 630-647
G. A. Eiby (1967). A Descriptive Catalogue of NZ Earthquakes: Part 1 - Shocks felt before the end of 1845, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 11, 16-40
G. A. Eiby (1972). A Descriptive Catalogue of NZ Earthquakes: Part 2 - Shocks felt from 1846 to 1854, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 11, 16-40

--Avenue (talk) 14:07, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Shaky Isles?

As a New Zealander reading this right now I have never heard of the 'shaky isles'. (comment by 221.108.42.41 (talk), moved here from article)

It strikes me as dated, and no longer common. I'll tone down the claim. There aren't many Google hits for the phrase, and there are more on Australian sites than on Kiwi ones. -- Avenue (talk) 17:03, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Canterbury Quake death-toll

There was a death-toll of 1 due to a man suffering a heart attack during the quake. Every time I add this, someone removes it. The 2007 Gisborne earthquake has a death-toll of 1, also due to a quake-induced heart attack. Why does it count for Gisborne but not Canterbury?--Megatronacepticon (talk) 07:35, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the Gisborne entry should be changed to zero too -- I've not seen anything attributing this death to the directly to the quake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.93.185.161 (talk) 08:27, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I think they both should say 1 death, perhaps with a footnote indicating this is uncertain. While in both cases it isn't absolutely clear that the death was caused by the quake, both deaths have been linked to the quake in news stories. --Avenue (talk) 10:24, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There was a heart attack death linked to the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, too. --Avenue (talk) 12:26, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could a City/Town section be added to the table?

To be more helpful to foreigners I don't suppose there could be a new section added next to the Location section or at the end of the table stating the major city and/or town affected by the earthquakes. Keep the regional locations as that's more precise. But I'll admit I know the major cities of NZ; not really the regions. So to me it's just a list of places I don't know eg. Canterbury (didn't know but do now) and Christchurch (know). I'll admit I don't know how it would be gathered or decided. But if it can be done it might be more helpful to some. My thoughts and well wishes are with New Zealand at the moment. -Angeloz 123.2.138.148 (talk) 13:53, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]