A magnitude 5.5 quake rocked Christchurch today at 1pm local time, it was followed eight minutes later by a second quake that measured 4.4. Geonet recorded the quake, with the epicentre just off the beach at Sumner. Reference Number 3528810 Universal Time June 13 2011 at 1:00 NZ Standard Time Monday, June 13 2011 at…
22 trans Tasman flights have been grounded after volcanic ash from Chile’s Puyehue volcano reached New Zealand. The ash falls come months before the start of the rugby world cup, which will be hosted in New Zealand this September. The Australian reported on the cancellations, saying QANTAS has cancelled 22 flights to and from New…
The sixth largest earthquake since the magnitude 7.1 September 4th quake, struck Canterbury this morning, forcing shops near the epicentre to close. The magnitude 5.5 quake hit at 9.09am and was centred 20km south west of Christchurch near Rolleston at a depth of 15 km. It was felt widely over the South Island and as…
The quake detected on the drum at Urewera in the Bay of Plenty A large 6.4 magnitude Kermadec Trench earthquake shook New Zealand in the early hours of this morning. The quake occurred at a depth of 33 km and was widely felt from Auckland to as far south as Dunedin Data from Geonet: Reference…
A large magnitude 5 earthquake rocked the North Island at 11.15pm on 16 April. It was centred 10km west of Tokoroa at a depth of 150km. From Geonet Reference Number 3497976 Universal Time April 16 2011 at 11:15 NZ Standard Time Saturday, April 16 2011 at 11:15 pm Latitude, Longitude 38.26°S, 175.99°E Focal Depth 190…
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