Mount Tongariro, the volcano used to depict Mount Doom in the Lord of The Rings movies has erupted. According to a report in the NZ Herald The eruption came from Te Maari Crater, on the western side of the mountain, shortly before 1.30pm. A massive plume of ash could be seen coming from the mountain.…
The North Island’s Mount Tongariro (Mount Doom of the Lord of the Rings movies) has erupted and an ash cloud is headed east. Ash deposits were later found to contain Fluorine which is toxic and often used in pesticides (including 1080: Sodium monofluoroacetate) If further falls of greater than 2 mm (0.08 of an inch) are…
Update 7 August 2012. For a full update to this story click here Mount Tongariro Erupts ash cloud headed east. Scientists are saying that the activity could continue for months, even years after the volcano had lain dormant for almost 100 years. Civil Defence has said that volcanic activity may threaten Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne,…
Another reminder today that New Zealand straddles the Pacific Rim of Fire and is a geologically active country. Scientists have issues a yellow alert for Mount Tongariro following a recent increase in the number of volcanic earthquakes beneath the mountain. The volcanic activity comes against the background of other earthquakes in New Zealand over the…
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…
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