Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits New Zealand's North Island coast



WELLINGTON - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island on Tuesday. The quake was centred 69 miles south-southwest of the town of New Plymouth in the bay between the country's two main islands at a depth of 147 miles.



http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09/25/el-hierro-canary-islands-spain-volcanic-risk-alert-increased-to-yellow/

http://iceagenow.info/2012/07/el-hierro-update/#comment-29396

[Since the start of the current spell of activity on 24 June this year, the island has now been elevated by 7.5cm (3 inches) and registered 1,250 earthquakes. Only 165 of those were greater than 2.7 on the Richter scale. On Sunday there was a quake that registered 4.0 and was felt by the people.]

 

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