Three
earthquakes rock Taranaki
The
first, a severe, magnitude 5 earthquake struck at 3.11am
1
January, 2014
A
series of three earthquakes rocked Taranaki early this morning.
The
first, a severe, magnitude 5 earthquake struck at 3.11am and was
centred 5km deep and 30 km north-west of Opunake, GeoNet reported.
A
smaller, magnitude 3.2 quake, centred 5km and 20 km north-west of
Opunake, then hit at 3:27am.
The
third, a magnitude 4.3 quake centred 6km deep and 25 km north-west of
Opunake, hit at 3.42am.
On
their twitter page the Taranaki Civil Defence said there was no
tsunami warning and it was unlikely the event would be severe enough
to generate one.
"If
there are aftershocks, remember to Drop, Cover, Hold," they
tweeted.
"Well,
that was a short, sharp welcome to the New Year! No reports of damage
so far," they said.
People
throughout Taranaki reported being woken up by the quakes and turned
to twitter to share their account.
"All
three earthquakes managed to wake me up when alarm clocks won't,
can't sleep now due to fear of fourth," Sean Kelly said on
twitter.
"Was
about to go to bed and I heard the first one come. It shook the house
from side to side and lasted about 30 seconds," William Johnston
said.
In
July 2012 a magnitude 7.0 quake centred 230km deep and 60km south of
Opunake, was the largest to strike the Taranaki Bight area for
100-120 years.
(Major) Earthquakes list December 31, 2012
Relatively
strong and shallow earthquake near coast of New Zealand’s North
Island
A relatively strong earthquake NOT reported ny the international agencies which occurred at 03:11 on New Years night. Shallow and close to one of the bigger cities in New Zealand, Plymouth.
Also very close to Mount Egmont (also called Mount Taranaki), an active volcano, but there are NO signs that this earthquake has any volcanic link.
The Magnitude of the earthquake was reported as a M5 at a depth of 5 km.
Geonet New Zealand has labelled the intensity as “severe” although NO report of damage was received by the authorities so far.
The mainshock was followed by a number of aftershocks.
Some
more information of the volcanic activity of Mount Taranaki (we
like the Maori word) :
The most recent volcanic activity was the production of a lava dome in the crater and its collapse down the side of the mountain in the 1850s or 1860s. Between 1755 and 1800, an eruption sent a pyroclastic flow down the mountain’s northeast flanks,and a moderate ash eruption occurred about 1755, of the size of Ruapehu’s activity in 1995/1996. The last major eruption occurred around 1655. (source Wikipedia)
Moderate
earthquake at intermediate depth in central Peru
Based on an increasing number of visitors joining us from Peru, we believe that an earthquake was felt. When you are one of the people who experienced this earthquake, please fill in the form behind “I Felt A (not Listed) Earthquake”. Thank you.
Update 08:57 UTC: No seismological data yet, but the first message from Peru indicates Moderate to strong shaking in Lima for a longer time than usually felt.
Update 08:59 UTC: Based on the number of visitors we experience at the moment and the time of the night, we can confirm that this earthquake is being felt as exceptional.
Update 09:00 UTC : No doubt that there was some shaking in Lima (all traffic we see in the site originates from the greater Lima area).
Update 09:01 UTC : First data that comes in is reporting a Magnitude of 4.4 at a depth of 53 km. Harmless but enough to wake up a lot of people.
Update 09:06 UTC : The epicenter is (based on the preliminary data) located in the Huaura district close to the city of Huacho where almost everybody left their houses. People indicate in this district that the earthquake felt really strong.
Update 09:10 UTC : We can conclude that this earthquake was frightening but luckily harmless (providing that the current earthquake data are correct).
Update 09:13 UTC : Data from USGS are now in and indicate a M4.9 at a depth of 70 km
Update 09:22 UTC : IGP Peru reports a Ml of 4.7 at a depth of 53 km. MMI III to IV at Huacho, III in Lima. Epicenter at 49 km from Huacho. We will add the IGP data in our listing below.
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Location
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UTC Date/time
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INFORMATION
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I Felt A (not Listed) Strong Earthquake
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Dec 31 23:59 PM
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4.6
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0.1
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EMSC
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Balleny Islands Region
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Dec 31 20:02 PM
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5.2
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10.0
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USGS
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Balleny Islands Region
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Dec 31 20:02 PM
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5.2
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10.0
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USGS
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Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
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Dec 31 14:15 PM
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4.7
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82.2
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EMSC
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Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia
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Dec 31 14:15 PM
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4.7
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100.0
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GEOFON
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Banda Sea
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Dec 31 14:15 PM
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4.7
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10.0
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GEONET
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Opunake
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Dec 31 14:11 PM
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5.0
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5.0
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EMSC
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Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
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Dec 31 09:36 AM
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4.9
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20.0
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USGS
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Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
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Dec 31 09:36 AM
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4.8
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34.3
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GEOFON
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Off East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
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Dec 31 09:35 AM
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4.8
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10.0
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GEOFON
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South Indian Ocean
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Dec 31 08:50 AM
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4.9
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10.0
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EMSC
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South Indian Ocean
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Dec 31 08:50 AM
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5.1
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10.0
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USGS
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South Indian Ocean
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Dec 31 08:50 AM
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5.0
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9.8
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USGS
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Near The Coast Of Central Peru
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Dec 31 08:46 AM
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4.9
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69.8
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EMSC
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Near Coast Of Central Peru
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Dec 31 08:46 AM
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4.6
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60.0
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USGS
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Flores Sea
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Dec 31 06:01 AM
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4.6
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594.4
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GEOFON
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Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge
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Dec 31 01:45 AM
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5.1
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10.0
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EMSC
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Northern Mid-atlantic Ridge
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Dec 31 01:45 AM
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4.6
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10.0
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USGS
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Northern Mid-atlantic Ridge
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Dec 31 01:45 AM
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4.7
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10.1
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EMSC
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Guatemala
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Dec 31 01:15 AM
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4.9
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112.0
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GEOFON
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Mexico-guatemala Border Region
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Dec 31 01:15 AM
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5.0
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142.0
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USGS
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Chiapas, Mexico
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Dec 31 01:15 AM
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5.0
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113.9
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