ruaumoko: Lake Rotoaira Swarm Nov 21st 2009

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Lake Rotoaira Swarm Nov 21st 2009

Continuation of swarm of 20th November, similar pattern with two micro quakes at the base of Mt. Tihia and two very minor-quakes up higher on the south western slopes.

micro swarm Lake Rotoaira Area Nov 21st 2009

micro swarm Lake Rotoaira Area Nov 21st 2009

REF, LAT, LONG, TIME, DEPTH, MAG

3187077, -39.0194, 175.7065, 2009/11/21 09:48:49.8, 5, 1.878
3187091, -39.0186, 175.701, 2009/11/21 10:22:48.9, 5, 1.547
3187166, -39.009, 175.7028, 2009/11/21 13:26:33.0, 5, 2.793
3187167, -39.0033, 175.6885, 2009/11/21 13:29:10.3, 2, 2.465

data by geonet. map by google maps. plots by highace using GPS Visualizer

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Earthquake Swarms

Earthquake swarms are events where a local area experiences sequences of many earthquakes striking in a relatively short period of time. The length of time used to define the swarm itself varies, but the United States Geological Survey points out that an event may be on the order of days, weeks, or months. They are differentiated from earthquakes succeeded by a series of aftershocks by the observation that no single earthquake in the sequence is obviously the main shock. Earthquake swarms are one of the events typically preceding eruptions of volcanoes

Earthquake Aftershocks

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