Aotearoa Summary. 27 November 2016

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Quake activity may increase.
Magnitude 5+ risk areas are Gisborne, North of Wairoa, South of Hastings, Waipukurau, Dannevirke, Porangahau, Offshore Cape Turnagain, Lower Orongorongo Valley, Levin, West of Mana Island, West of Wellington, South of Wellington, Cape Campbell, Ward, Offshore Clarence, Kekerengu, Waita Valley, Tapuaenuku, Kaikoura, East of Kaikoura, Southwest of Kaikoura, Culverden, Lower Crooked River, Haupiri, Fiordland.
Magnitude 4+ risk areas are Inland Haast, St Arnaud, Taihape, East Cape.
Quakes are likely to be low in frequency with a possible isolated late Mag 5 spell
Volcanoes quiet.

Update. 27 November 5.15pm
Ward 4.1 9.33am
Northeast of East Cape 5.1 1.18pm
Levin 3.9 4.17pm
Solar quake driving conditions are steady today as expected.
Quakes have fallen in forecast areas so far.
The outlook for possible arrival of strong quake conditions late in the day may still happen.
Forecast map updated.

Summary.
Ward 4.1 9.33am
Northeast of East Cape 5.1 1.18pm
Levin 3.9 4.17pm
West of Paraparaumu 4.5 9.31pm
Cape Campbell 4.8 9.42pm
Ward 4.1 10.05pm
Quakes fell into forecast areas again today.
The Levin 3.9 and Paraparaumu 4.5 were widely felt across Wellington, Hutt Valley, Horowhenua and Blenheim, Nelson.
The late strong solar quake driving conditions seem destined to arrive early 28 November or not at all.

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