Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1872.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 5, 1872, Page xxi

Table V.—Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1872. Place. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Total. Tauranga 15* 1 Maketu 15* 1 Taupo 5*6* 2 Taranaki 26 1 Tarawera 7†18† 2 Patea 5, 20* 2 Hawera 20* 1 Napier 14 18* 2 Waipukuran 2* 1 Wanganui 14 2* 10, 20* 10 5 Foxton 2† 2 5,20 4 5 Bull's 2* 20* 2 Greytown 2 1 2 Hutt 20* 1 Wellington 3 10 2 4 20*24 14 1 13 9 Blenheim 26* 1 White Bay 20* 1 Nelson 11 20* 14* 26* 4 Farewell Spit 10 1 Cheviot 15 1 Timaru 26 1 Queenstown 9* 6 29 6 4 Dunedin 20* 1 Tairoa Head 20* 1 Bluff 16 1 The figures denote the days of the month on which one or more shocks were felt. Those with an asterisk affixed were described as smart; those with a dagger as severe shocks. The remainder were very slight, and may have escaped record at some stations, there being no instrumental means employed for their detection Note.—On 15th October strong magnetic currents reported at Napier, Wellington, White Bay, Christchurch, and Blenheim, affecting telegraph wires and stopping work; also on 18th similar occurrence on wires at Nelson, Dunedin, and White Bay.