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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) (16 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Thu, 17 Aug 09:45 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Thu, 17 Aug
Thu, 17 Aug 08:20 UTCM 2.2 / 104.4 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (16 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 16 Aug
Wed, 16 Aug 18:04 UTCM 2.4 / 112.8 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (26 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 16 Aug 17:30 UTCM 2.7 / 116.6 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (10 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 16 Aug 17:30 UTCM 4.0 / 121.7 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 16 Aug 12:18 UTCM 1.4 / 103.4 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (15 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 16 Aug 12:18 UTCM 2.0 / 111.4 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (11 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 15 Aug
Tue, 15 Aug 02:40 UTCM 2.7 / 120.3 km - [info]Rotorua (6 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 14 Aug
Mon, 14 Aug 19:59 UTCM 2.2 / 119.8 km - [info]Rotorua (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 13 Aug
Sun, 13 Aug 20:53 UTCM 1.9 / 5.6 km - [info]Reporoa (12 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 13 Aug 10:57 UTCM 1.8 / 36.9 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (27 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 13 Aug 07:02 UTCM 2.5 / 145.6 km - [info] (37 km)New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 12 Aug
Sat, 12 Aug 00:20 UTCM 3.0 / 144.7 km - [info] (37 km)New Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 11 Aug
Fri, 11 Aug 10:53 UTCM 2.7 / 125.9 km - [info]Whale Island (29 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 11 Aug 06:30 UTCM 1.1 / 129.7 km - [info]Reporoa (8 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 11 Aug 06:30 UTCM 2.6 / 137.2 km - [info]Reporoa (6 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 11 Aug 00:21 UTCM 1.9 / 9.3 km - [info]Okataina (Tarawera) (17 km) - New ZealandNew Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)

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