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Major earthquake sequence and small tsunamis
In modern times for New Zealand, today saw seismic activity extremes not recorded before since European settlement. 3 major offshore...
Mar 5, 20212 min read


Tsunami strikes Great Barrier Island after M7.7 Pacific quake.
The seismic waves from the M7.7 Loyalty Islands earthquake at 2.20am this morning reached the upper North Island within 3 minutes and...
Feb 11, 20211 min read


Small quake in the Gulf
There was a small shallow magnitude 1.5 earthquake in the gulf at 3:16am this morning near the Auckland volcanic field. Location was 43km...
Jan 3, 20211 min read


2020 - time to say good-bye
We will finish the year with a fine, dry and mild day across the upper North Island with no rain expected tonight. Here were a few highs...
Dec 31, 20201 min read


Mt Ruapehu unrest
Mt Ruapehu's crater lake is steaming this morning after 3 earthquakes in the last 24 hours below it. Last night's 2.2 quake at 7:03pm was...
Dec 27, 20201 min read


Strong geomagnetic storm incoming
A space weather alert has been issued across the earth this evening by many government weather agencies for the next 48 hours. An...
Dec 10, 20201 min read


Earthquakes continue to rattle areas of the Gulf
Another rattling earthquake for the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island around 7.30 pm Tuesday night with a M 4.3 being felt. ...
Sep 16, 20201 min read


2nd quake for 2020 in the Firth of Thames
There has been a micro-earthquake last night under the Firth of Thames registering a magnitude 1.3 by GeoNet at 8:30 pm. It's in the same...
Sep 12, 20201 min read


Ongoing earthquake sequence continues
The current earthquake sequence beneath the Bay of Plenty in a location 100 km to the east of Whitianga, has now reached over 230 quakes...
Aug 31, 20201 min read


Bay of Plenty earthquake rattles the upper North Island
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake at a shallow depth of 5km has rattled areas around the Hauraki Gulf at 3:47am this morning, being felt...
Aug 29, 20201 min read


Gulf earthquake swarm count reaches 100
Another 6 small earthquakes in the last 4 days including 2 this morning, has now bought the gulf earthquake swarm count to a milestone of...
Aug 4, 20201 min read


New earthquake cluster near the Auckland Volcanic Field
A new cluster of 3 small earthquakes on the edge of the Auckland volcanic field occurred within 18 hours of each other on 14th and 15th...
Jul 16, 20201 min read


Large 7.4 earthquake along the Kermadec trench
A large 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 690km north east of the Hauraki gulf at 12:49am this morning. According to GeoNet, there have...
Jun 19, 20201 min read


Gulf earthquake swarm reignites
There has been multiple quakes this morning (Thursday, 16th April) in the northern gulf as the ongoing earthquake swarm flares again. A...
Apr 16, 20201 min read


Multiple earthquakes under Ponui Island near Waiheke Island
Auckland's volcanic field had 2 small shallow earthquakes in the first half of April 2020 underneath Ponui Island. The first quake on...
Apr 15, 20201 min read


Firth of Thames M2.0 earthquake - 19 February
A small earthquake occurred at 12:20pm Wednesday 19th February under the Firth of Thames in the same location as the Kerepehi Fault. ...
Feb 23, 20201 min read
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