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Tongariro volcano (New Zealand): alert level lowered back to green
Sunday, Aug 23, 2015
On 19 August GeoNet reported that activity at Tongariro's Te Maari Craters had declined significantly since the eruption in 2012, with data suggesting that unrest associated with the eruption was over. ... [more]
Tongariro volcano (New Zealand): small earthquakes
Current seismic recording from Tongariro (GeoNet)
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013
During the past two weeks, GeoNet has been recording very small earthquakes beneath the volcano. The quakes were too small to be located but show up on local seismic stations. ... [more]
 

Tongariro volcano

complex volcano 1978 m / 6,490 ft, North Island, New Zealand, -39.12°S / 175.65°E
Nearby recent earthquakes (within 30km radius):

Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (5 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Tue, 7 Jul 23:30 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Sat, 4 Jul 2020
Sat, 4 Jul 08:56 UTCM 1.2 / 4.5 km - [info]Tongariro (1 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 2 Jul 2020
Thu, 2 Jul 09:01 UTCM 1.9 / 6.4 km - [info]Tongariro (13 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 2 Jul 08:55 UTCM 2.0 / 4.8 km - [info]Tongariro (12 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 2 Jul 08:52 UTCM 1.5 / 4.5 km - [info]Tongariro (14 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Thu, 2 Jul 08:50 UTCM 1.0 / 4.2 km - [info]Tongariro (13 km) - North Island, New Zealand New Zealand
[Map]		GEONET (NZ)
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.2*10^8 J (34.7 KWh) [learn more]

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