Aotearoa Earthquake and Volcano Forecast Service

Aotearoa Summary. 2 August 2017 - 3 August 2017

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Magnitude 5 risk areas are South of Fiordland, Fiordland, Offshore Fiordland.
Magnitude 4 risk areas are Hollyford River, Upper Hokitika River, Broken River, Culverden, Cheviot, Kaikoura, Seaward Kaikouras, Ward, Cape Campbell, Seddon, South of Wellington, Northern Cook Strait, Atiwhakatu Stream, South Taranaki, Eketahuna, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, Porangahau, East Cape, Opotiki, Whakatane, Rotorua, Tokoroa, Taumarunui.
Rain forecast for Auckland, Northland late on 2 August may be very heavy.

Update. 2 August 12.30pm
Solar quake driving conditions are due this afternoon.
Gisborne is added to Mag 4 risk locations.

Update. 2 August 3.45pm
Whitemans Valley is added to Mag 4 risk areas.

Update. 3 August 11.30am
3 August.
South of Kermadec Islands 5.3 7.15am
Solar quake driving conditions arrived on time but very weak and not enough to drive Mag 4 local activity.
Mag 4 quakes seem unlikely on 3 August unless solar conditions suddenly strengthen.

Summary.
3 August.
South of Kermadec Islands 5.3 7.15am
Solar quake driving conditions arrived on time but were very weak and not enough to drive local quakes.
The forecast was dropped early on 3 August ahead of new conditions on 4 August.