Wild Land

The National Library of New Zealand has revamped its online collection of historical newspapers and will offer new features from early September.

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Tawa’s climate during July 2007 was drier and calmer than last year. Temperatures were similar to 2005 and 2006, but warmer than 2003 and 2004.

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Tonight’s lunar eclipse as observed from Tawa, near Wellington, New Zealand was pleasantly dark and free of the roseate glow that might be expected to be seen from a polluted planet.

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The US Geological Survey has enhanced its Earthquake Hazards Programme website with maps now featuring pop-up information boxes.

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Another deep earthquake struck central New Zealand early this afternoon, the strongest of four which have been felt in the lower North Island and upper South Island this month.

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Earthquake activity continued at a low level, with swarms reported at Matata, Kawerau and Taupo. White Island, Mt Ngauruhoe, and Mt Ruapehu volcanoes remained at Alert Level 1.

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GNS Science has closed the public information aspect of its Hazardwatch website, retaining the commercial property evaluation service.

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Hydro lake storage remained consistently below average during July 2007 and, despite a month of steady demand with fluctuating inflows, storage ended the month where it began – at 78% of average for the time of year.

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Two earthquakes in the Kermadec Islands overnight were the latest in a series of moderately strong quakes to have struck the south-west Pacific on Sunday.

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A pair of moderately strong earthquakes struck the Kermadec and Loyalty Islands just after midnight tonight.

A magnitude 6.0 quake has been reported at a depth of 35 km, 275 km east of Ile Hunter, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia at 12:32 a.m. on Sunday the 19th of August 2007, New Zealand time.

Sixteen minutes later a magnitude 5.4 quake struck at a depth of 46 km, 50 km ENE of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands.

A similar earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck 130 km south of L’Esperance Rock in the Kermadecs at a depth of 35 km yesterday at 4:45 a.m. New Zealand time.

[Compiled from provisional data supplied by the US Geological Survey and its contributing agencies.]

A strong earthquake struck the Solomon Islands this evening, New Zealand time. The magnitude 6.7 quake was located 75 km WSW of Honiara at 8:39 p.m. New Zealand time. Early reports indicate the quake was crustal and possibly as shallow as 1.8 km.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a bulletin on the quake at 9 p.m. New Zealand time advising that no destructive tsunami threat exists based on historical data.

[Compiled from data supplied by the US Geological Survey and its contributing agencies, and the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.]

The magnitude of this morning’s earthquake off the coast of Peru has been revised upward, and the tsunami warnings, watches and advisories have been cancelled.

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The US Geological Survey has revised the location of this morning’s magnitude 7.5 quake near the coast of Central Peru.

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A major earthquake struck off the coast of Peru just before midday today, New Zealand time.

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Another burst of moderately strong earthquake activity has rippled along the western edge of the Pacific Ocean as far as Alaska during the last 24 hours.

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