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

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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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