Another Earthquake In Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay was again shaken by an earthquake A 5.1 magnitude quake struck at 12.33 pm today at a depth of 30 km. Grid reference 40.28°S, 176.38°E and was felt over much of the north island and as far north as Auckland. For more read Big Earthquake Hits North Island on Stuff Two large earthquakes…

1996 Documentary Warned About Christchurch’s Earthquake Risks

In 1996 a TV documentary warned about the dangers of an earthquake in Christchurch, many of its predictions has since been proved correct. At the time this video would have been dismissed as scaremongering. Please read this blog entry in conjunction with another we wrote in December 2010 headlined “Christchurch earthquakes warned about as far…

Earthquakes In Hawke’s Bay

Two earthquakes rocked the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand today, the first at 4.18pm measured 5.3 on the Richter scale and the second was at 8.25pm and measured 4.3. Data from Geonet : Reference Number 3369346/G Universal Time September 9 2010 at 4:18 NZ Standard Time Thursday, September 9 2010 at 4:18 pm Latitude,…

Earthquake Rattles Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay, scene of one of the most damaging earthquakes to have ever hit New Zealand, has today been rattled by an earthquake measuring 5.2 . The 15km-deep quake was located about 20km southeast of Porangahau at 10.48am. It was felt in the Hawke’s Bay and as far away as Wellington. It followed a smaller …

“Massive Quakes Hit Bay Of Plenty”

The Trademe board was buzzing in the early hours of this morning with posters scared stiff about a prolonged swarm of shallow earthquakes that were hitting Whakatane and the Bay of Plenty overnight,  it shows how frightening and disruptive shallow quakes can be for people living near to the epicentre: “Massive quakes hit bay of…