The accompanying map of the northern section of the South Island shows the area chiefly affected by the recent earthquake shocks. The portion enclosed in the light lines was less affected than that enclosed in heavier lines. The little town of Murchison, which is in close proximity to one of the areas which suffered most, is underlined on the map. It will be noted that to the south of Murchison, in the Maruia region, there are hot springs, a fact which perhaps has given rise to the suggestion that the earthquake may have been due to thermal activity. The height of the mountain ranges where the great landslides occurred, is indicated by the figures which are scattered throughout, notably in the Buller Gorge and in the vicinity of the Matakitaki and Maruia Rivers.

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 226, 20 June 1929, Page 13

The accompanying map of the northern section of the South Island shows the area chiefly affected by the recent earthquake shocks. The portion enclosed in the light lines was less affected than that enclosed in heavier lines. The little town of Murchison, which is in close proximity to one of the areas which suffered most, is underlined on the map. It will be noted that to the south of Murchison, in the Maruia region, there are hot springs, a fact which perhaps has given rise to the suggestion that the earthquake may have been due to thermal activity. The height of the mountain ranges where the great landslides occurred, is indicated by the figures which are scattered throughout, notably in the Buller Gorge and in the vicinity of the Matakitaki and Maruia Rivers.