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Rotorua volcano (New Zealand): small hydrothermal lake eruption yesterday
Area near yesterday's steam eruption in Rotorua Lake (image: newshub.co.nz / twitter)
Monday, Nov 28, 2016
A small steam explosion (hydrothermal eruption) occurred yesterday in Lake Rotorua. A fountain of water was seen ejected to about 30 m. [read more]. ... [more]
 

Rotorua volcano

Caldera 757 m / 2,484 ft, New Zealand, -38.08°S / 176.27°E
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (28 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Thu, 19 Oct 03:28 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Wed, 18 Oct
Wed, 18 Oct 17:35 UTCM 1.2 / 90.3 km - [info]Rotorua (10 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 18 Oct 17:35 UTCM 2.6 / 90.3 km - [info]Rotorua (10 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 18 Oct 13:59 UTCM 1.2 / 9.1 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (16 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 17 Oct
Tue, 17 Oct 19:28 UTCM 1.6 / 14.6 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (13 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 17 Oct 16:37 UTCM 1.4 / 10.4 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (10 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 17 Oct 13:29 UTCM 1.9 / 6.5 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (14 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 17 Oct 02:34 UTCM 2.7 / 124.1 km - [info]Reporoa (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 17 Oct 02:34 UTCM 1.0 / 26.6 km - [info] (34 km)New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct (13 earthquakes)
Mon, 16 Oct 21:28 UTCM 1.7 / 24.9 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (9 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 17:30 UTCM 1.7 / 10 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (9 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 16:53 UTCM 1.4 / 9.9 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (15 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 16:46 UTCM 1.5 / 8.5 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 16:16 UTCM 2.2 / 123.1 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (19 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 16:10 UTCM 1.5 / 11.3 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 14:45 UTCM 2.5 / 7.9 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 14:34 UTCM 2.6 / 7.2 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 08:55 UTCM 1.6 / 12.7 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 05:16 UTCM 2.0 / 10 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 04:56 UTCM 2.0 / 9.9 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (9 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 02:41 UTCM 2.2 / 12 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (14 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 16 Oct 02:26 UTCM 1.7 / 10.3 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 15 Oct
Sun, 15 Oct 22:06 UTCM 2.1 / 11.2 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (10 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 14 Oct
Sat, 14 Oct 20:18 UTCM 2.4 / 5.8 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (18 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 14 Oct 19:57 UTCM 2.6 / 6.3 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (17 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 13 Oct
Fri, 13 Oct 22:52 UTCM 2.4 / 146.6 km - [info] (33 km)New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 13 Oct 02:50 UTCM 2.4 / 135.3 km - [info]Maroa (19 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 12 Oct
Thu, 12 Oct 19:26 UTCM 2.0 / 12.7 km - [info] (37 km)New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 12 Oct 14:19 UTCM 1.6 / 101.6 km - [info]Maroa (4 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)

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