Wellington Earthquake warning ! - New Zealand

[The Matrix Traveller]

White Island has sprung back into life again !


Active

White Island
Alert Level 2
Aviation ORANGE

http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcano/info/whiteisland

The current status of White Island. Volcanic Alert Bulletins  are issued whenever there is a significant change
in volcanic activity in New Zealand.

White Island Crater Floor

Camera images from  1:45 pm (NZDT) 11 Oct 2013 to  2:45 pm (NZDT) 12 Oct 2013 are shown below.
Click any image to start a slideshow at that image.

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another Shallow Moderate Earthquake this time near Invercargill in the bottom of the South Island.

Public Id: 2013p770487
NZDT: Sunday, October 13 2013 at 2:55:31 pm
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 5 km
Magnitude: 3.3
Location:  40 km south-west of Invercargill

Showing in this Sat picture the Location of Invercargill with a Red "A" flag.

Invercargill

[The Matrix Traveller]

Last Night; Another Shallow Moderate Earthquake by the Southern Alpine Ridge Magnitude: 4.0

Public Id: 2013p771611
NZDT: Monday, October 14 2013 at 12:54:34 am
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 5 km
Magnitude: 4.0
Location:  30 km north-east of Milford Sound

The Location of Milford Sound shown in the Sat. picture below, by a Red "A" Flag.

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another Shallow Moderate Earthquake at Sea 520 km north-east of Whangarei


Public Id: 2013p775249
NZDT: Tuesday, October 15 2013 at 9:12:33 am
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 33 km
Magnitude: 4.7
Location:  520 km north-east of Whangarei

[The Matrix Traveller]

There has just been another Shallow Strong Earthquake in Milford Sound, 7 Km Deep !


Public Id: 2013p775556
NZDT: Tuesday, October 15 2013 at 11:56:17 am
Maximum intensity ?: strong
Depth: 7 km
Magnitude: 4.7
Location:  15 km north of Milford Sound



The Location of Milford Sound shown in the Sat. picture below, by a Red "A" Flag.

[The Matrix Traveller]

A Shallow Sever Earthquake close to the South of the South Island !

Magnitude 5.2

NOTE; The Magnitude on its own, does NOT reflect the Severity of an Earthquake,
what does reflect the severity of an Earthquake is the "Ground Acceleration" !


Public Id: 2013p780567
NZDT: Thursday, October 17 2013 at 8:26:23 am
Maximum intensity ?: severe
Depth: 13 km
Magnitude: 5.2
Location:  85 km north-west of Snares Islands


The "Snares Islands" are about 100km southwest of "Stewart Island".

The "Snares Islands" are shown on this Sat Map by the RED "A" Flag.

This Earthquake was 85 Km Northwest of the "Snares Islands".

The Greater Red Circle is about 85 Km in Radius the Distance the Earthquake was from the "Snares Islands".

The smaller circle indicates about where the Earthquake took place. (Northwest of the "Snares Islands".)

NOTE; the Earthquake was in the "Oceanic Ridge", which extends South of the South Island
"Alpine Ridge" !

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another Shallow Moderate Earthquake North of the "Snares Islands" on the Main Land
South Island, Southern "Alpine Ridge" !


Public Id: 2013p780798
NZDT: Thursday, October 17 2013 at 10:29:35 am
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 5 km
Magnitude: 3.5
Location:  90 km west of Tuatapere


The Location of Tuatapere shown by the RED "A" Flag on the Sat. Map below...

[Shasta56]

I was thinking about the earthquakes during wound care class yesterday.  We werre discussing undermining and tunneling.  The similarities just really struck me.

Shasta

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another Shallow "Moderate" Earthquake near Cook Strait, 10 km south of Seddon !


NZDT: Friday, October 18 2013 at 6:46:45 am
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 16 km
Magnitude: 4.2
Location:  10 km south of Seddon

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another very Shallow Moderate Earthquake, in the Southern Alpine Ridge, near Mt. Cook...

Public Id: 2013p794537
NZDT: Tuesday, October 22 2013 at 12:29:33 pm
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 6 km
Magnitude: 3.8
Location:  65 km north-east of Mount Cook


Mt. Cook shown on the Sat. Map below, marked with a Red "A" Flag.

Mt. Cook

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another Shallow Moderate Earthquake today, 35 km West of Wanaka
near the Southern "Alpine Ridge".


Public Id: 2013p798170
NZDT: Wednesday, October 23 2013 at 8:45:02 pm
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 6 km
Magnitude: 3.5
Location:  35 km west of Wanaka

The location of "Wanaka" is shown in the Sat. Picture below, by a Red "A" flag.

[The Matrix Traveller]

Just been another very Shallow Moderate Earthquake. This time in Waipukurau 5km deep !


Public Id: 2013p800056
NZDT: Thursday, October 24 2013 at 1:29:56 pm
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 5 km
Magnitude: 3.3
Location:  Within 5 km of Waipukurau

The Location of Waipukurau shown in the Sat. Picture below, indicated by the Red "A" Flag.

[The Matrix Traveller]

Another Shallow Strong Earthquake in the  Kermadec Islands.
(The islands are part of New Zealand)


Public Id: 2013p800051
NZDT: Thursday, October 24 2013 at 1:25:45 pm
Maximum intensity ?: strong
Depth: 33 km
Magnitude: 5.2
Location:  915 km north-east of Whakatane


The Kermadec Islands /k?r?mæd?k/ are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean
800–1,000 km (500–620 mi) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance
southwest of Tonga.

The islands are part of New Zealand, 33 km2 (12.7 sq mi) in total area and nowadays uninhabited,
except for the permanently manned Raoul Island Station, the northernmost outpost of New Zealand.

[The Matrix Traveller]

I'm NOT sure what is going on here... but "GeoNet" decided to delete this One.   


Quake Details
Information about this earthquake and historical location data.

Public ID
2013p800056

Universal Time
October 24 2013 at 0:29:56

NZ Daylight Time
Thursday, October 24 2013 at 1:29:56 pm

Latitude, Longitude
-39.99, 176.55

Intensity ?
moderate

Focal Depth
5 km

Magnitude
3.3

Location
Within 5 km of Waipukurau

Agency
WEL(GNS_Primary)

Type
not existing

Status ?
deleted

Quality ?
deleted

[The Matrix Traveller]

Just had another Shallow Earthquake near Murupara, only 5 Km Deep.

Public Id: 2013p802325
NZDT: Friday, October 25 2013 at 9:39:27 am
Maximum intensity ?: moderate
Depth: 5 km
Magnitude: 3.5
Location:  45 km south-east of Murupara

The area shown in the Sat. Image below, by the Red flag.