Strong Quake, Banda Sea
October 25th, 2009A strong, deep, undersea earthquake struck the Banda Sea north-east of East Timor early this morning.
Another Sharp Jolt for Wellington
October 10th, 2009An early evening earthquake in Cook Strait today, was felt as a sharp jolt abruptly followed by noisy shaking.
Strong South Pacific Quakes Continue
October 9th, 2009After a day when an extraordinary series of strong earthquakes played back and forth on the tectonic plate boundary between Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands, earthquake activity in the South Pacific continues apace.
Tsunami Warning Cancelled
October 8th, 2009The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre cancelled the tsunami warning for New Zealand at 1:18 p.m. today.
Major Earthquakes, Vanuatu
October 8th, 2009A burst of earthquake activity between 10:40 and 12:15 today produced three very powerful earthquakes in just over an hour-and-a-half.
The Ministry of Continual Dithering?
October 3rd, 2009Following the earthquake of magnitude 7.9 near Tonga in May 2006, the Ministry of Civil Defence was caught flat-footed, failing to confirm or discount tsunami warnings being broadcast by television stations. Ministry officials dithered, creating serious public uncertainty.
Last Wednesday’s earthquake and tsunami near Tonga and Samoa resulted in tsunami warnings for New Zealand coastlines. Some have again accused the Ministry of repeating its Ministry of Continual Dithering act again, but did it?
Strong Earthquake, Tonga
October 2nd, 2009A strong, shallow earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga just after 2 o’clock this afternoon.
Aftershocks and Sea Disturbances Continue
October 1st, 2009Tonga and Samoa continue to experience aftershocks of yesterday’s magnitude 8 earthquake, while sea level gauges show that the sea is still disturbed at several New Zealand locations.
Major Quake, Sumatra
October 1st, 2009A major earthquake struck to the west of Sumatra late last night.
Sea Levels Disturbed Following Great Quake
September 30th, 2009Tsunami gauges on New Zealand coasts have recorded sea level disturbances following this morning’s 8th magnitude earthquake and tsunami near Tonga and Samoa.
Great Quake Near Tonga and Samoa
September 30th, 2009A very strong undersea earthquake struck the Tonga/Samoa region just before 7 o’clock this morning. A tsunami warning has been issued for several Pacific Ocean locations, including New Zealand.
I am Bamboozlement, Sparkle. Twinkling Happiness
September 27th, 2009Remote control cars. Remote control boats. And now, remote control helicopters that fly remarkably well.
Quakes North and South
September 23rd, 2009Shallow undersea earthquakes have struck to the north and south of New Zealand today.
Southern Kermadec Quake
September 9th, 2009A strong, very deep earthquake struck to the south of the Kermadec Islands late this evening.
Strong Quakes, Kermadecs and Java
September 3rd, 2009A strong, deep earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands this morning, ten hours after a damaging quake struck the Indonesian island of Java.