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RNZ News
14 hours ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
'Strong', shallow 4.6 earthquake rattles East Coast
The earthquake felt in Bay of Plenty. Photo: Geonet A strong magnitude 4.6 quake centred near Ruatoria in the Gisborne region at a depth of about 9km, Geonet says. It is a preliminary report. The quake struck just before 1.10pm. More than 100 people reported immediately feeling it. More to come...
RNZ News
20-07-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Small earthquakes rock Waikato overnight
Both of the earthquakes were five kilometres deep. Photo: 123RF Two small earthquakes were felt near the Waikato town of Tokoroa this morning. Geonet said the first quake shortly before 2am on Monday was a magnitude 3.7. The second, just after 2am on Monday, was a magnitude 3.2. Both of the earthquakes were five kilometres deep. Over 700 hundred people reported feeling them online. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NZ Herald
15-06-2025
- Climate
- NZ Herald
Small earthquake jolts Hawke's Bay
It hit at a depth of 36km and could be felt in Hastings. Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. It hit at a depth of 36km and could be felt in Hastings. Hawke's Bay residents have been hit by a short jolting earthquake on Monday morning. A preliminary report from Geonet classified the 8.16am quake as a weak 3.8 magnitude quake 20km south of Hastings. It hit at a depth of 36km and could be felt around the twin cities of Napier and Hastings.
RNZ News
05-06-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Light earthquake in Wellington region
Hundreds of people reported feeling the light quake. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance A magnitude 3.6 earthquake has struck the Wellington region. Geonet says the light earthquake occurred at 6.14pm and was at a depth of 21km and centred 15km west of Martinborough. By 6.20pm more than 1500 people had reported feeling it. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Climate
- NZ Herald
Whakaari activity disrupts Tauranga flights, now back to normal
'On Sunday morning, with a light wind, the plume reached high elevations, making the volcanic activity appear stronger. None of these plumes had the potential for ash to fall on the Bay of Plenty coastline,' Lamb said. GNS, through the Geonet programme, provided up-to-date information about ash potentially falling on the ground. MetService, via the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, was responsible for providing advisories about the presence of ash in the air for aircraft. 'This activity resulted in the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre issuing an advisory causing flights to be cancelled in and out of Tauranga,' Lamb said. 'The steam and gas plume are typical behaviour for Whakaari/White Island and consistent with what we'd expect to see at Volcanic Alert Level 3 and Aviation Colour Code Orange. 'These levels acknowledge the current level of activity but also reflect the degree of uncertainty about the level of unrest due to the current lack of consistent, usable real-time monitoring data – volcanic activity could escalate with little or no warning.' On Sunday afternoon, the Tauranga region experienced a light easterly from about 1pm. This changed to a light southwesterly overnight and was expected to change to a light westerly by Monday evening, according to the MetService forecast. 'We do not expect there to be ashfall on the Bay of Plenty coastline, but during northerly or easterly wind conditions, locals might notice a sulphur odour caused by the minor ash load in the steam and gas plume,' Lamb said. Good information and advice about the impacts of the steam and gas plume or volcanic ash was available online at BOP Emergency Managemen t, NEMA and Health New Zealand.
