2011

Archived news articles from 2011.

Jan 5 2011 - Principal earthquakes of New Zealand in 2010
A summary of the major earthquakes affecting New Zealand in 2010.
Jan 10 2011 - December 2010 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Jan 11 2011 - Volcanic activity in New Zealand 2010
New Zealand's volcanoes remained quiet in 2010.
Jan 20 2011 - Christchurch gets a wake-up call
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Canterbury region at 6:03 am today.
Jan 20 2011 - Web Traffic in 2010
Throughout 2010, the GeoNet website served over 982 million requests totaling over 2.8 terabytes of traffic. The majority of this traffic was generated by the September 2010 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake and its aftershocks.
Feb 18 2011 - January 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Feb 22 2011 - Christchurch badly damaged by magnitude 6.3 earthquake
Christchurch experienced a major earthquake centred south of the city and severe damage and casualties occurred. A National State of Emergency was declared.
Mar 14 2011 - Japan Tsunami Survey
GNS Science is seeking experiences from New Zealanders who observed or were affected by the tsunami generated by the magnitude 8.9 Japan earthquake that arrived at New Zealand coasts on 12 March.
Mar 18 2011 - February 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Mar 25 2011 - Locating earthquakes - being faster
One of GeoNet's primary roles is in locating earthquakes and after a widely felt earthquake, a common complaint we receive is "come on GeoNet hurry up and tell us the magnitude!", so would you believe that we're frequently saying the same thing!?
Mar 30 2011 - GeoNet News, Issue 14
The latest issue of our newsletter "GeoNet News" is released today.
Apr 8 2011 - March 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
May 13 2011 - April 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
May 31 2011 - Earthquake swarm under Lake Taupo
A swarm of earthquakes occurred over the weekend under southern Lake Taupo.
Jun 13 2011 - Large earthquakes strike south-east of Christchurch
Two large earthquakes centred south-east of the city struck during the afternoon of Monday June 13: a magnitude 5.6* at 1:00 pm and a magnitude 6.3* at 2:20 pm
Jun 22 2011 - Overnight earthquake proves troublesome to locate
Last night's big shake was originally located 10 km west of Akaroa. The location has been revised and it has been relocated 10 km south-west of Christchurch CBD.
Jun 24 2011 - May 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Jul 1 2011 - GeoNet turns 10!
After several years of development, equipment testing and proposal formulation, GeoNet was formally launched on 1 July 2001, with the Earthquake Commission as our major supporter and funder.
Jul 6 2011 - Taupo Earthquake: Questions and Answers
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred at a depth of 150 km below the central North Island yesterday afternoon. The quake epicentre was 30 km west of Taupo and it was widely felt across New Zealand. The earthquake occurred on the subducting Pacific Plate which slides below the North Island. Below we answer some of the questions that have been asked by you.
Jul 7 2011 - Tsunami warning from Kermadec earthquake cancelled
This morning's large earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region had New Zealand on tsunami alert.
Jul 21 2011 - June 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Aug 17 2011 - July 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Sep 16 2011 - August 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Oct 7 2011 - September 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Oct 20 2011 - GeoNet News, Issue 15
The latest issue of our newsletter "GeoNet News" is released today.
Nov 16 2011 - October 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Dec 12 2011 - November 2011 GeoNet roundup
Last month's new sites, volcano surveillance results, earthquake summaries, data products and other news from GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system.
Dec 19 2011 - GeoNet Rapid: Faster!
Something faster is coming - GeoNet Rapid.
Dec 23 2011 - Christchurch hit again at Christmas
Strong earthquakes returned to Christchurch in the afternoon of Friday December 23 just before 2 pm.