Sunday 26th July 2009
A moderately strong earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands this morning. The 7:03 a.m. magnitude 5.6 quake was located 70 km south of Raoul Island (205 km north-north-east of L’Esperance Rock) at a depth of 32 km.
[Compiled from data supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey and its contributing agencies.]
Natural disasters that occurred in 2007 and 2008 made last year a busy one for disaster insurer, EQC.
The Dusky Sound earthquake of July 15th has increased stress in the nearby part of the Alpine Fault.
Claims from the Dusky Sound earthquake of July 15th have passed three million dollars.
This afternoon’s earthquake near Otane in southern Hawke’s Bay was the fifth event to strike the southern Hawke’s Bay area in the past month.
Scientific analysis of the effects of Wednesday’s earthquake in Dusky Sound is starting to be published, providing insight into what is turning out to be a rather unique event.
The magnitude of Wednesday’s earthquake has been revised downward slightly and attention has turned to why greater damage has not occurred. Aftershocks continue to unnerve Fiordland, Southland and Otago residents, while damage claims begin to flow in to EQC.
Last night’s Fiordland earthquake was the largest to strike mainland New Zealand in 80 years according to GeoNet.
A major earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand overnight. Latest estimates put the quake at magnitude 7.8 at the shallow depth of 12 km, onshore in Fiordland National Park.
The crater lake at the central North Island volcano, Mt. Ruapehu, rose slightly on Monday evening.
Geologists and Civil Defence staff are taking the threat of a landslide in the Hipaua thermal area above the settlement of Waihi on the shore of Lake Taupo seriously. The unstable slopes have claimed more than 200 lives since 1780.
A moderately strong, shallow earthquake struck to the south of the Kermadec Islands yesterday afternoon.