GeoNet

2022 - 9 - 27

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GeoNet gives Lake Taupō volcanic alert update as unrest continues (1 News)

"The earthquake activity started to increase above background levels in May 2022 as did the ground deformation. The rate of seismicity has varied during the ...

We have now located approximately 750 earthquakes, mainly at a depth of 4 to 13 km beneath the lake, since the unrest began in May 2022. The rate of seismicity has varied during the last 4 months but remains above typical background levels," GeoNet said in a report today. "The earthquakes in the last week have been concentrated in the eastern part of the lake."

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The latest on Lake Taupō as earthquakes and ground deformation ... (Newshub)

Last week, GeoNet upgraded Lake Taupō's volcanic unrest alert level from zero to one for the first time ever.

Liquefaction can occur in the event of larger earthquakes. Several of these were more severe than what we are currently observing at Taupō. A graph shows the number of quakes detected and located has climbed since early this year.

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The latest quakes, explained: Is all this seismic activity normal? (Stuff.co.nz)

“Basically the entire country is along a fault line.” Is all this seismic activity normal? The magnitude 5.8 earthquake, which hit about 9pm on Thursday and was ...

“There is no link whatsoever between all these events happening seemingly at the same time. And those articles are free. The last eruption at Taupō volcano was about 232AD. “One of the interesting things about them is they tend to be very widely felt. It runs along much of the North Island. There are likely about 20,000 earthquakes in and around New Zealand each year, according to GeoNet. *

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