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Small M2.6 shallow earthquake reawakens fault near Great Barrier Island
After 3 initial earthquakes in October 2021 the Cradock Channel fault line has re-awoken this morning with a small M2.6 at 6:46am 5km...
Nov 2, 20221 min read
New quake swarm next to the Coromandel peninsula
A shallow magnitude M3.3 with an epicenter 25km east of Whitianga has rattled across the upper North Island this evening at 8:06pm. It’s...
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Lake Taupō volcanic unrest increases
Lake Taupō currently has an ongoing earthquake swarm within the volcano's caldera. This morning at 6:36am a M4.2 earthquake rattled the...
Sep 10, 20221 min read
Strong M6.6 quake on the Kermadec Trench
A notable strong magnitude 6.6 shallow earthquake this morning at 1:44am on the Kermadec Trench, 720km North East of Auckland. The...
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Rare sky and water combo captured
The ocean glow of bioluminescence with the dawn volcanic aerosol glow from Tonga's January eruption. A unique and rare combo. The bio is...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Winter solstice arrives
The astronomical winter has arrived with a light scattering effect sunset across the upper North Island this evening. The official winter...
Jun 21, 20221 min read
M1.9 earthquake under the Firth of Thames
Interesting little earthquake under the Firth of Thames last night. The magnitude 1.9 occurred at 8:25pm and was pinpointed by GeoNet on...
Jun 10, 20221 min read
Chemistry change in the stratosphere from the Tonga Volcano
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano eruption on 15th January has injected abnormal levels of moisture into the upper...
May 28, 20221 min read
International Space Station view of the Gulf today
International Space Station cruised over the upper North Island at 12:38pm this afternoon. A mix of sunshine and stratocumulus clouds...
May 23, 20221 min read
Lake Taupō unrest
Lake Taupō currently has an ongoing earthquake swarm within the volcano's caldera. This morning at 9:22am a M3.3 earthquake was the 100th...
May 22, 20221 min read
Update on the gulf quake swarm off Whangarei
On Late Tuesday night, there were dual small earthquakes of M1.9 and M2.7 in the northern area of the Hauraki gulf associated with the...
May 6, 20222 min read
Multiple large quakes near New Caledonia
A series of large earthquakes have occurred near New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands on the South New Hebrides Trench in the last 72 hours....
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Small quake in an unusual Northland location
A small magnitude 1.9 earthquake occurred this morning at 2:33am in an unusual location. GeoNet pinpointed the epicentre 30km south west...
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Small M1.6 Hunua Ranges earthquake overnight
Interesting little earthquake overnight in Hunua Ranges within the Auckland Volcanic field. GeoNet pinpointed the magnitude 1.6 quake on...
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Multiple quakes near Poor Knights Islands
Multiple small earthquakes this morning in the same area as the ongoing quake swarm NE of Whangarei. GeoNet pinpointed the magnitude 2.8...
Jan 26, 20221 min read
Major Volcanic eruption, shock waves and tsunami strikes NZ
Tonga volcano summary Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is a volcanic island located about 30 km south-southeast of Fonuafoʻou island in Tonga....
Jan 16, 20223 min read
King low tide at the perihelion exposes the Gulf
Earth will be closest to the Sun this year at 7:52pm NZT this evening. This distance is called the perihelion. As well as the moon, the...
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Increased earthquake activity near the Mt Ruapehu crater lake
GeoNet have detected 13 small earthquakes under Mt Ruapehu over the last 72 hours within 2km of the crater lake up until 6:34am this...
Jan 2, 20221 min read
2021 comes to a close
It is time to say good-bye to 2021. We will finish the year with a fine, dry, and mild day across the upper North Island with no rain...
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Rangitoto shows that summer is arriving
Day time heating this morning on Rangitoto's volcanic rocks has caused warm air to rise, producing atmospheric convection and it own...
Nov 26, 20211 min read
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