A 5.1 earthquake has struck near the North Island town of Wairoa. (click here)
It hit at 8:21pm, at a depth of 13km and 35km north of the town.
GeoNet has classified the quake as 'severe'.
More than 900 people have reported feeling the earthquake.
Reports have come in from as high up the country as Auckland, to some at the bottom of the North Island and in the South Island in Nelson and Christchurch.
Japan, Fiji and New Zealand are being effected. The west coast USA have received bumps, but, the west Pacific is worse. 3 quakes in New Zealand, 3 quakes in Fiji and then Japan after a quake reported by the Washington Post.
November 25, 2016
By Denis Chow
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake (click here) last week off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, probably happened along the same fault that ruptured in 2011, unleashing a massive 9.0-magnitude temblor and resulting tsunami that caused widespread destruction. What makes this part of the world so susceptible to big earthquakes?
2016-11-25 12:47:17 UTC
M4.7 - 163km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (click here)
November 25, 2016
By Denis Chow
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake (click here) last week off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, probably happened along the same fault that ruptured in 2011, unleashing a massive 9.0-magnitude temblor and resulting tsunami that caused widespread destruction. What makes this part of the world so susceptible to big earthquakes?
2016-11-25 12:47:17 UTC
M4.7 - 163km ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (click here)
The dot toward the middle of the Pacific Plate is Hawaii. The quake was probably weakly detectible, but, that isn't the point. The plate is moving throughout it's mass.
2016-11-25 19:03:15 UTC
M2.7 - 4km SW of Volcano, Hawaii (click here)
2016-11-25 19:03:15 UTC
M2.7 - 4km SW of Volcano, Hawaii (click here)
