Rotorua Volcano Earthquakes: Latest Quakes Near Rotorua Volcano Past 7 Days

Latest quakes near Rotorua volcano in the past 7 days - list, stats and map

Updated: Feb 6, 2023 00:32 GMT - refresh

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Quakes in the past 7 days:

1 quake above magnitude 3
14 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
4 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

In the past 7 days, Rotorua volcano had 1 quake of magnitude 3.1 and 14 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 4 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

Latest quake: Mag. 2.4 | Waikato, 22 km SW of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand -

Strongest quake: Mag. 3.1 | 8.7 km N of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand -

Today: Mag. 2.7 on Sunday, Feb 5, 2023 at 8:41 pm (GMT +13) – 26 km S of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (19 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details	Map
Sunday, February 5, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Feb 6, 2023 12:52 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 5, 2023 23:52 GMT)	2.4 167 km	28 km (17 mi)	Waikato, 22 km southwest of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 6, 2023 5:32 am (GMT +13) (Feb 5, 2023 16:32 GMT)	2.1 80 km	25 km (16 mi)	27 km southeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 5, 2023 8:41 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 5, 2023 07:41 GMT)	2.7 182 km	26 km (16 mi)	26 km south of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 5, 2023 4:08 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 5, 2023 03:08 GMT)	2.1 160 km	30 km (19 mi)	Waikato, 36 km southwest of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Saturday, February 4, 2023 GMT (3 quakes)
Feb 5, 2023 11:18 am (GMT +13) (Feb 4, 2023 22:18 GMT)	2.1 5.1 km	35 km (22 mi)	3 km southwest of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 5, 2023 12:38 am (GMT +13) (Feb 4, 2023 11:38 GMT)	2.4 199 km	31 km (19 mi)	21 km southwest of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 4, 2023 2:06 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 4, 2023 01:06 GMT)	2.3 114 km	31 km (19 mi)	49 km southeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Friday, February 3, 2023 GMT (3 quakes)
Feb 4, 2023 6:44 am (GMT +13) (Feb 3, 2023 17:44 GMT)	1.5 96 km	13 km (8.1 mi)	6.7 km southwest of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 4, 2023 1:44 am (GMT +13) (Feb 3, 2023 12:44 GMT)	2.3 166 km	41 km (25 mi)	41 km north of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 3, 2023 1:12 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 3, 2023 00:12 GMT)	2.4 147 km	21 km (13 mi)	18 km west of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Thursday, February 2, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 2, 2023 6:38 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 2, 2023 05:38 GMT)	1.4 5.9 km	34 km (21 mi)	North Island, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 2, 2023 2:45 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 2, 2023 01:45 GMT)	3.1 130 km	2.2 km (1.4 mi)	8.7 km north of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand I FELT IT - 1 report	More	Map
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Feb 2, 2023 5:58 am (GMT +13) (Feb 1, 2023 16:58 GMT)	2.3 81 km	28 km (17 mi)	31 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 2, 2023 4:28 am (GMT +13) (Feb 1, 2023 15:28 GMT)	2.0 4.9 km	5.6 km (3.5 mi)	1.5 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 2 reports	More	Map
Feb 1, 2023 11:09 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 1, 2023 10:09 GMT)	2.3 157 km	33 km (21 mi)	14 km southeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Feb 1, 2023 2:38 pm (GMT +13) (Feb 1, 2023 01:38 GMT)	2.9 116 km	37 km (23 mi)	30 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 1, 2023 12:03 am (GMT +13) (Jan 31, 2023 11:03 GMT)	1.8 45 km	36 km (22 mi)	34 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Jan 31, 2023 4:05 pm (GMT +13) (Jan 31, 2023 03:05 GMT)	2.2 134 km	35 km (22 mi)	Waikato, 37 km southwest of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map
Monday, January 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 31, 2023 7:21 am (GMT +13) (Jan 30, 2023 18:21 GMT)	1.9 99 km	30 km (19 mi)	23 km south of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	More	Map

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7 x 10⁹ joules (1.93 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.66 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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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)

A small steam explosion (hydrothermal eruption) occurred yesterday in Lake Rotorua. A fountain of water was seen ejected to about 30 m. [read more]. ... Read all

Wed, 23 Nov 2016, 06:00

Rotorua volcano (North Island, New Zealand) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 23 November-29 November 2016 (New Activity / Unrest)

GeoNet reported a small hydrothermal eruption in Lake Rotorua on 28 November, and noted that the occurrence was not unusual. In a news article residents described a geyser that rose 20-30 m above the lake surface. A GNS scientists noted that the last significant steam eruptions in Rotorua occurred about 15 years ago. ... Read all

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