GeoNet Funded for Next Decade

February 3rd, 2010

Disaster Insurer EQC has agreed to continue its funding of the GeoNet project for a further ten years.

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Strong Quake, Bougainville, PNG

February 2nd, 2010

A strong undersea quake struck the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea shortly before midday today.

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Southern Kermadec Quake

January 26th, 2010

Tuesday 26th January 2010

A shallow moderately strong earthquake struck the southern Kermadec Islands early this morning.

The magnitude 5.3 earthquake, which struck at 3:08 a.m., was located 205 km south-west of L’Esperance Rock (635 km north-east of Auckland) at a depth of 35 km.

[Compiled from data supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey and its contributing agencies.]

Vanuatu Earthquakes

January 25th, 2010

A burst of moderately strong earthquake activity struck Vanuatu this morning.

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A Dismal Summer?

January 24th, 2010

Some Wellingtonians have been muttering about the dismal weather we have been experiencing this summer.

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Another White Island Quake

January 24th, 2010

The second earthquake in a week has struck north of White Island in the Bay of Plenty.

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Fiordland Quakes Continue

January 23rd, 2010

Earthquake activity has continued at two locations in Fiordland today.

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Fiordland Quakes

January 23rd, 2010

A pair of shallow fourth magnitude earthquakes struck Fiordland this morning.

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Strong Aftershock, Haiti

January 21st, 2010

A strong earthquake struck Haiti just after midnight New Zealand time, just over a week after the devastating major quake of the morning of January 13th.

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Deep Quake, Bay of Plenty

January 19th, 2010

A deep, moderately strong earthquake struck the Bay of Plenty this evening.

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Southern Kermadec Quakes

January 16th, 2010

A pair of moderately strong earthquakes struck the southern Kermadec Islands just before midnight last night.

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Major Quake, Caribbean Sea

January 13th, 2010

A major earthquake struck Haiti in the Caribbean Sea late this morning New Zealand time.

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Strong Quake, Southern Ocean

January 6th, 2010

A strong earthquake struck beneath the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand late this evening.

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Solomons: Strong Quakes Continue

January 6th, 2010

Two more strong earthquakes and an associated tsunami struck the western Solomon Islands overnight.

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Solomon Islands Aftershocks Continue

January 5th, 2010

Aftershocks following yesterday’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake near Gizo are continuing. In addition to the 6th magnitude foreshock, there have now been seven aftershocks of magnitude 5 and one of magnitude 6.

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