Downes, G.L.; Grapes, R. 1999 The 1855 Wairarapa, New Zealand, earthquake : historical data. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences science report 99/16 267 p.
Abstract: This compilation contains transcriptions of written historical material relating to the effects of the 1855 M8.1-8.2 Wairarapa earthquake, New Zealand's largest historical earthquake, and its aftershocks. It is the first time that such a compilation has been produced for a New Zealand earthquake. This compilation is so designed that it can readily be made into a searchable computer database, so that extracts relating to any particular aspect of the earthquake and/or from any particular location can be separated out simply and quickly. Many of the extracts are annotated to provide some insight about the author, the reliability of the account, or about important details contained within the extract. Full references, and where appropriate, cross-references are given. All the extracts are keyworded with location, effects and reliability keywords. Not included in this compilation are accounts of the 1855 earthquake that have appeared in the popular press unless the source material on which the accounts were based obviously differs from that which is included here. (auth/JIH)
