Whakaari/White Island is currently passively emitting a weak-to-moderate steam and gas plume that contains minor volcanic ash ...

The timestamp shown at the top right of the seismograph drum shown above is the time when this image was last refreshed. The previous four hours (240 minutes) of seismic signals (also known as traces) ...

Felt earthquake reports are quantified using the New Zealand Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity scale. The MM scale grades the impact of an earthquake on people living on the earth's surface, and so can ...

The timestamp shown at the top right of the images is the time when the images were last refreshed. The previous 36 hours of sea level variations from all operational sites are displayed, oldest to ...

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake is a Crown entity, which operates a national natural disaster insurance scheme for homeowners. An important part of Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake’s work ...

An interactive, multi-layered map displaying the peak strong motion data that GeoNet collected during the last hour. Select a site to view the PGA (g), PGV (cm/s) and MMI values. Sites are coloured to ...

A selection of dramatic images from New Zealand's volcanic centres. Green Lake, Raoul Island. Macauley Island, Kermadecs. After the March 2006 eruption, Raoul Island. Gas sampling, Ngauruhoe.

New Zealanders live on the edge. Depending on their location, it might be the edge of the Australian Plate or it might be the edge of the Pacific Plate. The active Pacific-Australian Plate boundary ...

The Earth's entire outer surface is like a hard shell, which is broken into smaller pieces called 'tectonic plates'. New Zealand is on the boundary between two of these plates, called the Australian ...

The size of an earthquake is often described using magnitude, which is the amount of energy released during an earthquake. However, not all of the energy released in an earthquake will necessarily be ...

The M W 9.5 Chilean earthquake that occurred on 23 May 1960, 7:11 pm (NZST) is the largest earthquake instrumentally recorded to date. Its main shock generated a tsunami that was not only destructive ...