2008

Archived news articles from 2008.

Jan 1 2008 - Principal earthquakes of New Zealand in 2007
Despite the occurrence of two earthquakes of magnitude over 6.5, 2007 was statistically speaking an average year for earthquakes in New Zealand, with 26 events of magnitude 5.0 or greater. A total of 504 events were reported felt through the GeoNet website during the year.
Jan 14 2008 - Volcanic activity in New Zealand 2007
As in 2006 New Zealand’s volcanoes were again active in 2007 with a moderate to large eruption from Ruapehu and signs of unrest at two others (Ngauruhoe and White Island). The dam break event at Ruapehu was also a key event during the year.
Feb 5 2008 - GeoNet News, Issue 9
The latest issue of our newsletter "GeoNet News" is released today.
Feb 20 2008 - Isoseismal maps estimate the impact
The modelled effects of an earthquake are shown on the new isoseismal map. It can be found on the "maps" tab of any earthquake report.
Apr 1 2008 - Young River update
Monitoring of the Young River landslide dam and lake continues.
Apr 16 2008 - GeoNet on your mobile
Hazards information is now available in mobile and PDA-friendly form on the "mobile" GeoNet website.
Apr 28 2008 - Tsunami data on the website
Sea level data recorded by the New Zealand Tsunami Monitoring Network is now available on the website, and a plot showing the recordings of the last 36 hours can be viewed.
May 12 2008 - April highlights
Last month's progress within the GeoNet project.
May 26 2008 - Volcano pages revamped
The volcano pages of the GeoNet website have been reviewed and expanded.
Jun 11 2008 - May highlights
Last month's progress within the GeoNet project.
Jul 9 2008 - June highlights
Last month's progress within the GeoNet project.
Aug 12 2008 - July roundup
Last month's progress and news within the GeoNet project.
Aug 22 2008 - GeoNet News, Issue 10
The latest issue of our newsletter "GeoNet News" is released today.
Aug 26 2008 - Moderate quake shakes Hawke's Bay
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centred 10 km south-west of Hastings at a depth of 30 km shook Hawke's Bay on Monday night.
Sep 4 2008 - August roundup
Last month's progress and news within the GeoNet project.
Oct 8 2008 - September roundup
Last month's progress and news within the GeoNet project.
Nov 10 2008 - October roundup
Last month's progress and news within the GeoNet project.
Dec 8 2008 - November roundup
Last month's progress and news within the GeoNet project.
Dec 12 2008 - Monitoring activity at Taupo
Taupo Volcano is a large caldera that has had highly explosive and voluminous eruptions, including the Taupo eruption in around 181 AD and the Oruanui eruption about 26,500 years ago. There have also been more than 20 much smaller eruptions in the last 25,000 years. The most recent eruptive activity was about 1,700 years ago.