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Weak ash emission at Whakaari/White Island. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and Aviation Colour Code remains at Yellow.
Ash has been intermittently observed in a low altitude plume from Whakaari/White Island. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and the Aviation Colour Code remains at Yellow.
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Observation flight confirms no eruptive activity. Steam and gas emissions continue at Whakaari/White Island. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2.
Over this past week large steam and gas plumes were visible from the Bay of Plenty coast, enhanced by calm atmospheric conditions. An observation flight on Monday confirmed no explosive activity occurred. No eruptive activity has been observed since March, and the overall level of volcanic unrest remains unchanged. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and the Aviation Colour Code at Yellow.
On Saturday, 3 October, at 2:57 am, an earthquake occurred just east of New Plymouth. At 11km deep, the quake was felt widely along the western side of the North Island. We take a closer look at what happened.
How GeoNet data can detect fireballs
Welcome, haere mai to another GeoNet Data Blog. Today’s blog is about fireballs, something we never expected we would be able to detect when GeoNet was established.
Welcome, haere mai to another GeoNet Data Blog. Today’s blog is about some not so new data we’ve made available through Tilde.
We take a closer look at the earthquake doublet that occurred on Wednesday, and what we have learned since then.
Lower gas emissions observed at Whakaari/White Island. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2
The general decline in gas emission observed since December 2024 at Whakaari/White Island has continued over the past two months. No eruptive activity has been observed since March, and the overall level of volcanic activity remains unchanged. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 2 and the Aviation Colour Code at Yellow.
Quake doublet shakes South Island
Two shallow earthquakes, M5.5 at 6.13pm and M5.6 at 6.57pm, occurred in Southland tonight in the Red Mountain area 35 – 40 kilometres north-east of Milford Sound.
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