New Zealand in its entirety, particularly the North Island, is located along the seismically volatile European settlement, the largest on record was a magnitude 8.2 M L major earthquake that occurred on 23 January 1855 near the Wairarapa plains of the North Island.
New Zealand in its entirety, particularly the North Island, is located along the seismically volatile Pacific Ring of Fire, and has a long history of earthquakes. Since the European settlement, the largest on record was a magnitude 8.2 M L major earthquake that occurred on 23 January 1855 near the Wairarapa plains of the North Island.