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Ruapehu volcano (New Zealand): increased volcanic tremor
Tremor spectrum and amplitude at Ruapehu volcano (GeoNet)
Monday, Nov 07, 2016
Volcanic tremor (which is normally present at the volcano) has increased a notch since mid October, but not enough to trigger a raise in alert status of the volcano (which remains at level 1). New Zealand's GNS Science issued a note but does not expect the volcano to erupt soon. ... [more]
Ruapehu volcano (New Zealand): lake temperature starts to rise again
Ruapehu's crater lake in August 2016 (image: Geonet)
Friday, Sep 09, 2016
After reaching record-low temperatures in August, the volcano's closely-monitored crater lake has started to heat up very quickly since 2 September, Geonet reported. ... [more]
 

Ruapehu volcano

Stratovolcano 2797 m / 9,176 ft, North Island, New Zealand, -39.28°S / 175.57°E
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (82 quakes)

 | latest | archive: show
Earthquake depth plot Updated: Fri, 22 Mar 22:21 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 (6 earthquakes)
Fri, 22 Mar 16:37 UTCM 0.8 / 5.1 km - [info]Tongariro (1 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 22 Mar 13:16 UTCM 2.1 / 88.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (13 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 22 Mar 04:00 UTCM 0.7 / 127.8 km - [info]Ruapehu (8 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 22 Mar 01:44 UTCM 0.5 / 5.7 km - [info]Ruapehu (17 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 22 Mar 01:44 UTCM 0.9 / 5 km - [info]Ruapehu (30 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 22 Mar 00:23 UTCM 1.1 / 17.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (22 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 (10 earthquakes)
Thu, 21 Mar 18:44 UTCM 0.5 / 5.1 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (6 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 18:44 UTCM 0.7 / 14.5 km - [info]Ruapehu (22 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 15:44 UTCM 0.6 / 13.5 km - [info]Ruapehu (23 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 11:35 UTCM 0.3 / 5.1 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (5 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 11:35 UTCM 0.5 / 5.1 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (5 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 11:35 UTCM 0.9 / 12.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (22 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 05:41 UTCM 0.6 / 5.2 km - [info]Ruapehu (20 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 03:19 UTCM 0.9 / 16 km - [info]Ruapehu (22 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 02:04 UTCM 0.8 / 4.5 km - [info]Tongariro (11 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 21 Mar 01:30 UTCM 1.6 / 15.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (23 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 (16 earthquakes)
Wed, 20 Mar 23:39 UTCM 0.5 / 5.2 km - [info]Ruapehu (17 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 23:39 UTCM 0.8 / 12.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (27 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 23:18 UTCM 1.3 / 7.8 km - [info]Ruapehu (24 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 22:16 UTCM 0.9 / 4.7 km - [info]Tongariro (16 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 21:49 UTCM 0.6 / 5.1 km - [info]Tongariro (6 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 21:49 UTCM 1.0 / 5 km - [info]Tongariro (26 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 20:42 UTCM 0.1 / 5.2 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (7 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 20:42 UTCM 0.5 / 5.7 km - [info]Ruapehu (14 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 17:47 UTCM 0.5 / 5.2 km - [info]Ruapehu (17 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 17:47 UTCM 0.7 / 16.9 km - [info]Ruapehu (20 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 17:40 UTCM 1.2 / 6.8 km - [info]Ruapehu (21 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 08:52 UTCM 1.5 / 20.5 km - [info]Ruapehu (24 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 04:12 UTCM 3.4 / 85.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (31 km) New Zealand
I FELT IT
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 03:17 UTCM 1.2 / 12.8 km - [info]Ruapehu (25 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 01:14 UTCM 0.7 / 84.7 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (25 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Wed, 20 Mar 01:14 UTCM 1.2 / 86.4 km - [info]Taupo (18 km) - New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 (8 earthquakes)
Tue, 19 Mar 18:32 UTCM 0.4 / 7.2 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (8 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 18:32 UTCM 0.3 / 29.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (7 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 16:15 UTCM 0.6 / 119.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (21 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 14:32 UTCM 1.4 / 49.6 km - [info]Ruapehu (32 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 13:11 UTCM 0.4 - [info]Tongariro (3 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 13:11 UTCM 0.3 / 3.9 km - [info]Tongariro (3 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 07:53 UTCM 0.8 / 10.2 km - [info]Ruapehu (21 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Tue, 19 Mar 07:53 UTCM 1.2 / 12.9 km - [info]Ruapehu (20 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 2019 (16 earthquakes)
Mon, 18 Mar 20:15 UTCM 0.4 / 17.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (21 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 15:45 UTCM 1.2 / 10.3 km - [info]Ruapehu (27 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 15:06 UTCM 0.9 / 17.3 km - [info]Ruapehu (21 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 10:30 UTCM 0.4 / 6.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (13 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 10:29 UTCM 0.4 / 8.3 km - [info]Ruapehu (9 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 10:29 UTCM 0.6 / 8.9 km - [info]Ruapehu (9 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 10:28 UTCM 0.9 / 11.8 km - [info]Ruapehu (26 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 04:40 UTCM 1.5 / 9.6 km - [info]Ruapehu (23 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 04:27 UTCM 1.1 / 5.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 04:26 UTCM 1.1 - [info]Ruapehu (10 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 02:28 UTCM 1.0 - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 02:23 UTCM 1.0 - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 02:15 UTCM 1.1 - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 02:13 UTCM 0.7 - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 02:11 UTCM 1.2 - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Mon, 18 Mar 01:07 UTCM 1.4 / 14.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (25 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 2019 (8 earthquakes)
Sun, 17 Mar 12:21 UTCM 0.6 / 118.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (15 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 12:21 UTCM 2.3 / 118.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (15 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 12:21 UTCM 1.6 / 111.8 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (25 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 08:24 UTCM 0.8 / 15.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (23 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 02:07 UTCM 1.3 - [info]Ngauruhoe (3 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 00:48 UTCM 1.8 / 83.8 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (27 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 00:48 UTCM 2.8 / 83.8 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (27 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sun, 17 Mar 00:10 UTCM 0.3 / 8.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (19 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 2019 (15 earthquakes)
Sat, 16 Mar 23:57 UTCM 1.2 / 45.3 km - [info]Ruapehu (44 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 23:57 UTCM 1.8 / 45.3 km - [info]Ruapehu (44 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 20:03 UTCM 1.7 / 5.9 km - [info]Ruapehu (35 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 20:03 UTCM 1.0 / 5 km - [info]Ruapehu (39 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 19:32 UTCM 0.9 / 37.8 km - [info]Ruapehu (22 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 15:00 UTCM 1.4 / 59.8 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (15 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 15:00 UTCM 1.0 / 69.4 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (14 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 14:58 UTCM 0.2 / 5.2 km - [info]Ruapehu (11 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 14:08 UTCM 1.4 / 4.1 km - [info]Ruapehu (26 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 10:09 UTCM 0.2 / 5.2 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (1 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 10:09 UTCM 0.3 / 5.2 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (1 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 09:44 UTCM 0.7 / 5.2 km - [info]Tongariro (17 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 09:20 UTCM 0.4 / 47.7 km - [info]Ruapehu (14 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 09:20 UTCM 0.9 / 62.4 km - [info]Ruapehu (16 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Sat, 16 Mar 07:25 UTCM 0.9 / 7.6 km - [info]Ngauruhoe (23 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 15 Mar 2019
Fri, 15 Mar 22:48 UTCM 0.4 / 12 km - [info]Ruapehu (15 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 15 Mar 22:48 UTCM 0.6 / 12 km - [info]Ruapehu (15 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Fri, 15 Mar 22:32 UTCM 2.5 / 14.6 km - [info]Ruapehu (39 km) New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
 

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