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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) (19 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plot Updated: Sat, 22 Sep 13:32 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Fri, 21 Sep
Fri, 21 Sep 11:30 UTCM 2.6 / 120.3 km - [info]Whale Island (22 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 21 Sep 03:45 UTCM 2.7 / 115.6 km - [info]Rotorua (21 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 20 Sep (6 earthquakes)
Thu, 20 Sep 23:54 UTCM 1.1 / 110.9 km - [info]Reporoa (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 20 Sep 23:54 UTCM 2.1 / 110.9 km - [info]Reporoa (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 20 Sep 20:35 UTCM 2.4 / 70.6 km - [info]Rotorua (9 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 20 Sep 14:48 UTCM 1.7 / 125.9 km - [info]Reporoa (8 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 20 Sep 14:48 UTCM 2.5 / 137.2 km - [info]Reporoa (8 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 20 Sep 00:23 UTCM 2.3 / 139.1 km - [info]Reporoa (10 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 19 Sep
Wed, 19 Sep 10:47 UTCM 2.3 / 136.3 km - [info]Whale Island (24 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 19 Sep 09:22 UTCM 2.2 / 25.6 km - [info]Reporoa (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 18 Sep
Tue, 18 Sep 08:42 UTCM 2.0 / 58.4 km - [info] (31 km)New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 18 Sep 08:42 UTCM 1.2 / 60.3 km - [info] (31 km)New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 18 Sep 01:36 UTCM 4.6 / 149.6 km - [info]Rotorua (15 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 18 Sep 00:47 UTCM 1.6 / 114.7 km - [info]Rotorua (3 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 17 Sep
Mon, 17 Sep 21:56 UTCM 1.7 / 96.9 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (14 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 17 Sep 18:56 UTCM 3.1 / 132 km - [info]Rotorua (14 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 17 Sep 16:52 UTCM 1.8 / 9.6 km - [info]Whale Island (28 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 17 Sep 14:57 UTCM 2.5 / 119.4 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (16 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 16 Sep
Sun, 16 Sep 19:22 UTCM 1.9 / 93.1 km - [info]Reporoa (8 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
 

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