He nekenekenga ohorere a Rūaumoko. Ka tukuna ohorere te pūngao ki roto rā anō i te kirinuku. Ka takea mai te rū i te nekeneke ohorere o te kirinuku i tētahi wāhi ōna e hapa ana, ka takea rānei i te hūnga o te puia. Ka puta he rū whakawhiti, ā, he nui hoki te parekura tērā pea ka hua ake.
A sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust usually caused by movement along a fault line or by volcanic activity, and resulting in the generation of seismic waves which can be destructive.
He aha te take he torutoru noa iho ngā rū whenua i Ahitereiria, kāore hoki he puia oho?
Whakamāramatia mai ngā take e hua ake ai he rū whenua.
E whakamahia ana te āwhata a Richter hei ine i te kaha o tētahi rū.