Quake Summary. 14 March 2017 - 21 March 2017
15 March. Northwest Arm Te Anau 4.8 1.23pm 18 March. Wairoa 4.0 9.22am 19 March. Southeast of Dannevirke 4.5 9.09am Isolated Mag 4 quakes have continued following the very long 5-12 March quake period. A new quake period begins 23 March. New Zealand is still highly charged so Mag 6 seems possible. Pacific Summary. 13 March. Northwest of Sumatra 6.0 18 March. Etna eruption. Pacific quakes and eruptions have fallen away following the long 5-12 March quake period. The sudden eruption of Etna created a lot of lava and had people running for their lives. Volcanic activity typically follows quake periods so the 18 March Etna eruption is a possible late fit to the 5-12 March period. Cyclone Enawo got to Cat 4 on 9 March, the peak of the period before delivering Madagascar the biggest storm in 13 years. The vanilla crop was destroyed and major flooding on the eastern side while the storm broke a long drought on the western side of the huge island. A new quake period begins 23 March. March and April are likely to be active months. Update. 21 March 10.00pm Local quakes were under Mag 4 on 20/21 March as solar quake driving conditions faded away following the 5-12 March quake period. Pacific quakes were under Mag 6 and eruptions have ceased since the 18 March eruption of Etna. The new quake period expected on 23 March has arrived early. A new forecast for 22 March will be posted soon. Aotearoa Earthquake and Volcano Forecast Service © 2013 - 2024 |
