Earthquake nz

The first was a magnitude 3.4 tremor at 3:29am on Saturday morning. It was three kilometres deep and 25 kilometres southwest of Whakatane, near Kawerau. More ...

We would expect them." This swarm is in a similar area to a series of quakes that occurred in 2018 and 2019. A swarm of earthquakes rocked areas across the Bay of Plenty overnight.

The biggest quake was a magnitude 4.8 at 4.46am, while another was a magnitude 4.6. The first tremor was a magnitude 3.4 tremor at 3.29am. Advertisement.

”My animals have been beside themselves. ”I can hear continuous rumbling. “Being shallow we feel it more”, another said, while a third person said it was “quite scary” and they were “still feeling mild aftershocks. ”She said it was little scary and bought back memories when she was child from the Edgecumbe Earthquake. Kiri Schindler said she had felt more than 50 quakes in Kawerau that started at 3.30am when she was “shaken awake” and some were “very strong”. “This swarm is in a similar area to swarms that occurred in 2018 and 2019,” Geonet said.

Nearly 3000 people reported feeling the 4.8M quake at 4.46am which was also located 25km south-west of Whakatane at a depth of 5km. NZ Civil Defence also posted ...

Our friends at GeoNet tell us this is an earthquake swarm, causing a series of shakes which have woken quite a few people up. Nearly 3000 people reported feeling the 4.8M quake at 4.46am which was also located 25km south-west of Whakatane at a depth of 5km. Over 2000 people reported feeling the 4.6M quake at 4,31am which was located 25 km south-west of Whakatane at a depth of 5km. "Feeling earthquakes close together in time can be unsettling, but this is typical activity for the area, and our team is keeping an eye on things," says Geonet on Facebook. A swarm of earthquakes has been occurring overnight south-west of Kawerau, and felt across the Bay of Plenty. "We have recorded more than 40 earthquakes so far, the largest of which have been a M4.8 and M4.6," says a Geonet spokesperson on their Facebook page.

As of time of publication, just under 7000 reported to GeoNet they had felt the quake which struck at 1:42pm. It was located 20km north-west of Akaroa at a ...

It comes only hours after a swarm of more than 70 quakes hit Bay of Plenty overnight.

Nearly 7000 felt reports have been recorded by GeoNet from the 4.7 shake. Most of the felt reports were of weak to light shaking. At a depth of 5km it caused light shaking.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck near Christchurch. It struck at 1.42pm, 20km northwest of Akaroa. GeoNet said it has caused moderate shaking.

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Canterbury has been shaken by two quakes this afternoon - the bigger of the two at a magnitude of 4.7. GeoNet estimated the first at 1.42pm was centred 20 ...

It was centred 20km southeast of Christchurch at a depth of 4km. The second quake was a magnitude of 2.9 and GeoNet said it was “unnoticeable”. A man who lives in the Christchurch hill suburb of Cashmere said: “It was quite long.”

The first earthquake was a magnitude 3.4 and hit at 3:29am on Saturday.

We have recorded more than 40 earthquakes so far, the largest of which have been a M4.8 and M4.6. A swarm of earthquakes has been occurring tonight south west of Kawerau, felt across the Bay of Plenty. This swarm is in a similar area to swarms that occurred in 2018 and 2019. "They will have a rating but they'll be less than 2. We would expect them." The Bay of Plenty region has been rocked by a series of quakes, with the largest 4.8 magnitude.

Shelves spilled out into the aisles at Kawerau Hammer Hardware during the earthquakes on Saturday morning. Video/ Photos: Carole Meredith. Kawerau businesses ...

Feeling earthquakes close together in time can be unsettling, but this is typical activity for the area, and our team is keeping an eye on things." Photo: Carole Meredith. They are busy clearing up the aisles, including a tin of paint that opened and some oil spilt, following a 4.7M quake at 8.58am.