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Old 08-Aug-2008, 15:33
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Quake Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

NZST: Fri, Aug 8 2008 3:12 pm. Mag: 2.4. Depth: 2 km. 10 km west of Taupo

Reference Number: 2950273/G
Universal Time: August 8 2008 at 3:12
NZ Standard Time: Friday, August 8 2008 at 3:12 pm
Latitude, Longitude: 38.72°S, 175.94°E
Focal Depth: 2 km
Richter magnitude: 2.4
Region: Taupo



10 km west of Taupo
230 km south-east of Auckland

Probably felt Taupo


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Re: Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

At first I thought it was a fault with the RSS, but thats 3, 2.4 Mag quakes in the same region in a matter of hours.
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Re: Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

the whole lake taupo area seems to be getting alot of small earth quakes frequently lately.....,maybe the giant is going to reawaken?
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Re: Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

2 on Friday or Thursday at same place both within minutes of each other. Reports say that Ruapehu is dormant/quiet mode at the moment, despite the lake temperature. A lot of very shallow quakes recently, <15kms, not sure what it all means.
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Re: Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

when I say the giant, I am meaning lake taupo !
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Re: Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

Understood! But there has been very shallow actions all the way up and down the divide from Matata to Arthur's Pass region (IIRC) including Cook Strait.

But yes, a lot of very local activity near Kinloch in one pace - that carved cliff face with that vertical drop down into the lake I presume or near abouts. Like 5 in a week or more. I wonder what Lake Taupo temperatures are doing at the moment?
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Re: Mag 2.4 - 10 km west of Taupo

and last month there was alot of small shallow quakes on the eastern side of lake taupo...
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