Whakaari/White Island crater lake level drops and is unlikely to overflow
As at April 13, 2019 the crater lake is about 13 metres below overflow, which is 2 metres lower than the peak level reached earlier this year in January.
Te Wai ā-moe, Mt Ruapehu: Increases in lake temperature and seismic activity
We are recording another phase of high lake temperatures at Te Wai ā-moe (Crater Lake), Mt Ruapehu along with moderate levels of volcanic tremor. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1.
Slow-slip event off the coast of Gisborne
Scientists have been monitoring a slow-slip event that started in the last week off the east coast near Gisborne.
Earthquake swarm south-west of Kawerau
Early this morning, GeoNet began registering an earthquake swarm south-west of Kawerau in Bay of Plenty.
GeoNet data users - new tutorials now available!
Our Data Management team have been working hard all summer to produce a series of tutorials that makes it even easier to explore our data.
Remembering the Christchurch earthquake 8 years on
Today is the 8th anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Ken Gledhill was the Director of GeoNet at the time and shares some memories from the time and reflects on how GeoNet has been shaped by the quake.
Earthquake swarm in Northland
GeoNet has registered 39 earthquakes clustered in an area of the Hauraki Gulf to the east of Whangarei since December 26, 2018. The largest of these quakes was a M4.1 on February 10, 2019.
Cliff Collapse at Cape Kidnappers
Landslides are one of the geohazards that GeoNet monitors and last week our landslide team responded to a cliff collapse event at Cape Kidnappers that injured two people.
Whanganui Earthquake Q & A
After last night's quake we thought we'd answer some of your questions about what happened and give an explanation for the multiple reported quakes.
The National Geohazards Monitoring Centre Te Puna Mōrearea i te Rū is live!
GNS Science has opened the National Geohazards Monitoring Centre – powered by GeoNet.