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Feb 1 2012 - GeoNet Rapid: Update
Faster earthquake information is still on its way!
Jan 20 2012 - Southland Quakes
The lower South Island was last night shaken by three earthquakes over magnitude 5, all located about 190 km south-west of Tuatapere.
Jan 19 2012 - Volcanic activity in New Zealand 2011
No eruptive activity was recorded at any of the active volcanoes during 2011.
Jan 12 2012 - December 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.
Jan 9 2012 - Principal earthquakes of New Zealand in 2011
A summary of the major earthquakes affecting New Zealand in 2011.
Dec 23 2011 - Christchurch hit again at Christmas
Strong earthquakes returned to Christchurch in the afternoon of Friday December 23 just before 2 pm.
Dec 19 2011 - GeoNet Rapid: Faster!
Something faster is coming - GeoNet Rapid.
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.
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.
Oct 20 2011 - GeoNet News, Issue 15
The latest issue of our newsletter "GeoNet News" is released today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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
May 31 2011 - Earthquake swarm under Lake Taupo
A swarm of earthquakes occurred over the weekend under southern Lake Taupo.
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.
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.
Mar 30 2011 - GeoNet News, Issue 14
The latest issue of our newsletter "GeoNet News" is released today.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Jan 20 2011 - Christchurch gets a wake-up call
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Canterbury region at 6:03 am today.
Jan 11 2011 - Volcanic activity in New Zealand 2010
New Zealand's volcanoes remained quiet 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 5 2011 - Principal earthquakes of New Zealand in 2010
A summary of the major earthquakes affecting New Zealand in 2010.