Large Quake Hits North Island – updated

A large 6.5 magnitude quake rocked the North Island today, centred 30km west of Taupo at a depth of 150km. It follows a swarm of shallow earthquakes beneath Lake Taupo from 28-30 May. Reference Number 3540736] Universal Time July 5 2011 at 3:36 NZ Standard Time Tuesday, July 5 2011 at 3:36 pm Latitude, Longitude…

Kermadec Quake Shakes New Zealand

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…