In this section you will find a selection of images depicting the damaged buildings and devastation caused by the Hawke's Bay earthquake.

This earthquake struck on Tuesday, February 3rd 1931 registering 7.9 on the Richter Scale. Over 250 people lost their lives and the earthquake caused widespread destruction throughout the Hawke's Bay region, particularly to the townships of Waipukurau, Waipawa, Wairoa, Hastings and especially Napier.