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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) (4 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Fri, 29 May 14:37 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Thu, 28 May 2020
Thu, 28 May 14:48 UTCM 2.2 / 142.3 km - [info]Rotorua (5 km) - New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 28 May 02:20 UTCM 2.3 / 92 km - [info]Rotorua (7 km) - New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 25 May 2020
Mon, 25 May 05:48 UTCM 2.0 / 105 km - [info]Rotorua (14 km) - New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 25 May 00:32 UTCM 2.2 / 154.8 km - [info]Rotorua (22 km) - New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9*10^8 J (137 KWh / 0.118 tons of TNT) [learn more]

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Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 24 hrsMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 24 hrs
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Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 7 daysMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 7 days
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Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude past 30 daysMagnitudes of quakes and energy vs time past 30 days
 

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