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2010 May 15th > Whale Island Swarm, Bay of Plenty

This swarm is currently still active, data below is preliminary only.
Many of the 3 magnitude quakes have been felt in the Whakatane area.
74 events to date
REF, LAT, LONG, TIME, DEPTH, MAG
3307207, -37.83226, 176.9554, 2010/5/15 6:59:33.8, 5, 2.651
3307258, -37.84078, 176.9841, 2010/5/15 9:9:19.1, 5, 2.508
3307262, -37.84127, 176.95557, 2010/5/15 9:19:11.2, 3, 3.097
3307273, -37.85467, 176.96581, 2010/5/15 9:39:54.8, 5, 3.519
3307282, -37.81499, 176.96432, 2010/5/15 10:1:49, 5, 3.062
3307283, -37.89412, 176.98088, 2010/5/15 10:4:43.7, 5, 2.295
3307287, -37.81528, 176.96796, 2010/5/15 10:19:24.7, 5, 2.611
3307293, -37.83951, 176.95656, 2010/5/15 10:36:18, 5, 3.088
3307294, -37.83382, 176.97009, 2010/5/15 10:41:15.9, 3, 2.286
3307299, -37.8387, 176.96274, 2010/5/15 10:52:42.8, 1, 2.874
3307381, -37.826, 176.94901, 2010/5/15 14:7:49.5, 5, 3.298
3307386, -37.85548, 176.98375, 2010/5/15 14:9:1.4, 5, 2.377
3307604, -37.93424, 176.96355, 2010/5/15 23:42:8.7, 5, 2.29
3307639, -37.83923, 176.96063, 2010/5/16 1:17:50.3, 5, 2.471
3307641, -37.83982, 176.96667, 2010/5/16 1:20:44.9, 5, 2.491
3307770, -37.82907, 176.97171, 2010/5/16 7:1:42.2, 2, 2.869
3307820, -37.81016, 176.97313, 2010/5/16 9:19:58.8, 5, 2.515
3307870, -37.84731, 176.95842, 2010/5/16 11:37:51.1, 6, 2.438
3307912, -37.83777, 176.95877, 2010/5/16 13:45:20.5, 5, 2.582
3307945, -37.82566, 176.98192, 2010/5/16 15:16:29.5, 3, 2.437
3308062, -37.88302, 176.96809, 2010/5/16 14:22:19.8, 30, 2.249
3308205, -37.83759, 176.97708, 2010/5/17 2:44:46, 5, 3.217
3308362, -37.84864, 176.97569, 2010/5/17 10:26:53.3, 3, 2.587
3308888, -37.82123, 176.96001, 2010/5/18 10:48:27.2, 3, 3.287
3309206, -37.82201, 176.96196, 2010/5/19 0:54:24.8, 4, 2.525
3309362, -37.83612, 176.98534, 2010/5/19 4:58:1.7, 0, 2.758
3309363, -37.82577, 176.98259, 2010/5/19 4:59:27.7, 6, 2.497
3309481, -37.80696, 176.96376, 2010/5/19 10:25:27.5, 5, 2.839
3309514, -37.84037, 176.96822, 2010/5/19 11:51:28.5, 0, 2.5
3309517, -37.81295, 176.98457, 2010/5/19 11:54:57.6, 2, 2.384
3309543, -37.85229, 176.98848, 2010/5/19 13:11:22.2, 1, 2.931
3309576, -37.79981, 176.92691, 2010/5/19 14:38:14.4, 5, 4.32
3309578, -37.81734, 176.95007, 2010/5/19 14:43:5.7, 4, 2.834
3309581, -37.82484, 176.96065, 2010/5/19 14:48:15.4, 5, 3.154
3309582, -37.83113, 176.99461, 2010/5/19 14:50:51.8, 2, 2.238
3309583, -37.83539, 176.96375, 2010/5/19 14:52:51.5, 6, 2.205
3309584, -37.83252, 176.99634, 2010/5/19 14:54:52.9, 5, 2.163
3309588, -37.85393, 176.97081, 2010/5/19 15:2:31.4, 2, 2.277
3309602, -37.87477, 176.96072, 2010/5/19 15:36:7.9, 3, 2.24
3309604, -37.87774, 176.96461, 2010/5/19 15:42:21.2, 5, 3.959
3309607, -37.89512, 176.95703, 2010/5/19 15:48:59.8, 2, 2.468
3309610, -37.86641, 176.96899, 2010/5/19 15:53:12.3, 1, 2.524
3309612, -37.82225, 177.00111, 2010/5/19 15:59:18.4, 4, 2.596
3309618, -37.86021, 176.92819, 2010/5/19 16:12:20.5, 18, 2.655
3309623, -37.82613, 176.95718, 2010/5/19 16:21:8.3, 5, 3.749
3309625, -37.8392, 176.99998, 2010/5/19 16:24:58.7, 5, 2.793
3309626, -37.82664, 176.95876, 2010/5/19 16:25:51.6, 0, 2.511
3309628, -37.81688, 176.99957, 2010/5/19 16:29:2.8, 5, 2.325
3309632, -37.83996, 176.97289, 2010/5/19 16:34:39.6, 4, 2.328
3309633, -37.83602, 176.99455, 2010/5/19 16:35:50.3, 6, 2.759
3309641, -37.81692, 176.98225, 2010/5/19 16:54:9.7, 1, 2.346
3309644, -37.87037, 176.93304, 2010/5/19 17:3:22.8, 4, 3.769
3309645, -37.87574, 176.89627, 2010/5/19 17:3:22.7, 0, 3.699
3309647, -37.87395, 176.95985, 2010/5/19 17:9:41.4, 1, 2.685
3309654, -37.82391, 177.02379, 2010/5/19 17:24:52.9, 3, 2.29
3309666, -37.83985, 176.99777, 2010/5/19 17:54:26.6, 2, 2.827
3309673, -37.8706, 176.93684, 2010/5/19 18:18:46.6, 5, 3.524
3309685, -37.96312, 176.8799, 2010/5/19 18:49:52.4, 4, 2.72
3309700, -37.85379, 176.96767, 2010/5/19 19:31:49.1, 5, 3.136
3309737, -37.85188, 176.96581, 2010/5/19 21:19:28.2, 5, 2.752
3309750, -37.83237, 176.98807, 2010/5/19 21:52:55.5, 1, 3.025
3309751, -37.84513, 176.95692, 2010/5/19 21:54:34.6, 5, 3.284
3309752, -37.83982, 176.99168, 2010/5/19 21:56:28.3, 4, 2.26
3309801, -37.85299, 176.95174, 2010/5/20 0:8:10.5, 5, 3.738
3309804, -37.83706, 176.95451, 2010/5/20 0:13:19.9, 5, 2.951
3309813, -37.86214, 176.96169, 2010/5/19 21:54:34.5, 4, 3.009
3309960, -37.85579, 176.95987, 2010/5/20 7:2:10.5, 29, 4.331
3310005, -37.88335, 176.96634, 2010/5/20 9:13:8.6, 2, 2.804
3310009, -37.91484, 176.89473, 2010/5/20 9:22:8.3, 22, 2.357
3310010, -37.9075, 176.92805, 2010/5/20 9:24:54.7, 14, 2.309
3310029, -37.81256, 176.96315, 2010/5/20 10:13:4.7, 5, 2.859
3310137, -37.83401, 176.94774, 2010/5/20 15:11:26.1, 5, 2.949
3310300, -37.89021, 176.93893, 2010/5/20 9:22:29.3, 3, 2.301
3310316, -37.83676, 177.00645, 2010/5/20 23:19:6.8, 4, 3.031


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Interim Events 2010 Feb 24th to May 14th Whale Island Area, BOP

10 events 1.518ML to 3.28ML Feb 24th to May 14th 2010 UTC.
The 3.234ML event of 2nd April UTC located west of Coastlands was reported felt as;
MM5 Strong 8 Whakatane [8]
MM4 Largely observed 197 Awakeri [8], Coastlands [15], Edgecumbe [2], Kutarere [1], Ohope [22], Ohope Beach [1], Pahou [1], Paroa [4], Piripai [2], Poroporo [6], Port Ohope [1], Taneatua [2], Wainui [1], Whakatane [130], Whakatane Airport [1]
MM3 Weak 3 Opotiki [1], Taneatua [1], Whakatane [1]
Total reports 208.

REF, LAT, LONG, TIME, DEPTH, MAG
3266359, -37.87513, 176.96906, 2010/2/24 15:30:40.9, 5, 1.858
3273850, -37.9341, 176.89926, 2010/3/2 13:45:16.3, 5, 1.518
3280016, -37.9013, 176.88786, 2010/3/24 4:57:15.5, 5, 2.124
3282994, -37.85797, 176.98167, 2010/3/29 22:38:45.5, 5, 2.376
3284759, -37.93299, 176.96252, 2010/4/2 10:28:10.9, 2, 3.234
3286520, -37.78568, 176.85851, 2010/3/20 20:26:41.5, 5, 1.7
3295125, -37.88654, 177.06665, 2010/4/22 12:28:59.1, 65, 2.916
3296037, -37.9224, 176.88646, 2010/4/24 8:7:55.0, 5, 1.794
3303571, -37.80603, 176.89206, 2010/5/8 14:12:17.8, 96, 2.817
3306948, -37.84166, 176.9617, 2010/5/14 19:36:12.4, 5, 3.28


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2010 February 1-2 UTC Whale Island Swarm, Bay of Plenty

Small 7 quake swarm north east of Whale Island on 2010 February 1st and 2nd UTC, all very-minor magnitude 2.282ML - 2.611ML, none reported as felt. One micro quake to the north west is shown on the map and list but is likely more related to the following event than the Whale Island Swarm.
On February 2 2010 at 9:04:55 am UTC (Tuesday, February 2 2010 at 10:04:55 pm NZDT), a magnitude 3.243ML just outside this search area (not shown on map) at Lat -37.92031, Long 176.84407, south of the Tarawera River and west of Thornton was reported felt in the Thornton, Whakatane, Ohope area (34 reports) followed by a 2.673ML north of Thornton Rd, at 09:18:18 which was not reported as felt.

REF, LAT, LONG, TIME, DEPTH, MAG
3250407, -37.84077, 177.01106, 2010/2/1 8:22:53.5, 3, 2.61
3250408, -37.84383, 177.01175, 2010/2/1 8:27:43.6, 5, 2.452
3250411, -37.82677, 177.01147, 2010/2/1 8:33:45.0, 5, 2.611
3250419, -37.85508, 177.02809, 2010/2/1 9:4:14.1, 3, 2.282
3250437, -37.82167, 177.0154, 2010/2/1 9:55:56.3, 3, 2.533
3250450, -37.82978, 177.00929, 2010/2/1 10:29:58.6, 5, 2.336
3250763, -37.84171, 177.01079, 2010/2/2 3:54:1.5, 5, 2.446
3257488, -37.79134, 176.85446, 2010/2/2 16:25:1.9, 5, 1.4


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2008 December 6th UTC Whale Island Swarm, Bay of Plenty

2008 December 6th UTC Whale Island Swarm, Bay of Plenty
On Dec 6th 2008 there was a small swarm of quakes micro and very minor magnitude between 1.803ML and 2.742ML over a period of 30 minutes, located between the island and the Whakatane Airport.
The quake 2.721ML closest to the mainland at 12:45:58 UTC was reported felt as of 4MM intensity in Ohope.
REF, LAT, LONG, TIME, DEPTH, MAG
3010957, -37.86314, 176.96762, 2008/12/6 12:16:9.7, 5, 2.475
3010958, -37.87028, 176.95047, 2008/12/6 12:19:10.4, 5, 2.742
3010960, -37.87972, 176.95352, 2008/12/6 12:24:0.1, 5, 2.201
3010961, -37.85361, 176.95563, 2008/12/6 12:25:27.1, 5, 1.803
3010967, -37.90259, 176.93291, 2008/12/6 12:45:24.5, 5, 2.721
3010973, -37.87095, 176.96565, 2008/12/6 12:58:15.4, 5, 1.857
3011126, -37.86166, 176.97701, 2008/12/6 12:45:58.2, 5, 2.721


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