Past earthquakes near Rotorua volcano: November 2020 - list, stats and map

Updated: Apr 19, 2024 17:26 GMT - refresh

During November 2020, Rotorua volcano has had 56 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.3:

3 quakes above magnitude 3
37 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
16 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Strongest: Mag. 3.3 Earthquake New Zealand -

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Past earthquakes near Rotorua volcano: November 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Nov 30, 2020 05:36 pm (Auckland)	2.4 101 km	7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the W	10.2 km northeast of Mamaku, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Sunday, November 29, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Nov 30, 2020 10:15 am (Auckland)	2.4 101 km	29 km (18 mi) to the SE	28 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Nov 30, 2020 12:50 am (Auckland)	2.3 130 km	10.6 km (6.6 mi) to the W	0.8 km west of Tarukenga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Nov 29, 2020 04:38 pm (Auckland)	1.9 168 km	4.9 km (3.1 mi) to the NE	1.8 km west of Mourea, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Saturday, November 28, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 28, 2020 10:24 pm (Auckland)	1.9 144 km	25 km (16 mi) to the SW	14 km east of Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand	Info
Nov 28, 2020 09:40 pm (Auckland)	2.5 172 km	21 km (13 mi) to the W	Rotorua District, Bay of Plenty, 18 km northeast of Tokoroa (Waikato), New Zealand	Info
Thursday, November 26, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Nov 27, 2020 06:45 am (Auckland)	2.0 126 km	24 km (15 mi) to the E	Rotorua District, 16 km northwest of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Nov 27, 2020 12:36 am (Auckland)	2.6 125 km	17 km (10.7 mi) to the SE	Rotorua District, 59 km southeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 GMT (5 quakes)
Nov 25, 2020 01:52 am (Auckland)	1.5 149 km	8.5 km (5.3 mi) to the SE	1.7 km southeast of Rotokawa, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Nov 24, 2020 08:42 pm (Auckland)	2.2 124 km	27 km (17 mi) to the NE	Pongakawa, 12 km southeast of Paengaroa (Western Bay of Plenty District), Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info
Nov 24, 2020 08:20 pm (Auckland)	1.6 142 km	17 km (10.3 mi) to the NW	Rotorua District, 10 km north of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.8 x 10¹⁰ joules (7.84 megawatt hours, equivalent to 6.74 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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