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Road destruction caused by the Inangahua earthquake in 1968

This shows some of the destruction caused by the Inangahua earthquake in 1968, one of New Zealand’s well known historical earthquakes.

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Rights: GNS Science Limited, Lloyd Homer
Published: 21 July 2007Size: 3.26 MB
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