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| Thread ID: 125806 | 2012-07-20 06:37:00 | Mt Tongariro is waking up | coldfront (15814) | PC World Chat |
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| 1289689 | 2012-07-20 06:37:00 | www.geonet.org.nz Small volcanic earthquakes have been recorded beneath Mount Tongariro. The sequence started on July 13, but soon declined, restarting on July 18 and increasing in number on July 19 and 20. These indicate unrest at Tongariro and give reason to change the Volcanic Alert Level to Level 1 and the Aviation Colour Code to Yellow. As part of our routine monitoring of seismic activity we have recorded several volcanic earthquakes at Mount Tongariro since July 13. These earthquakes are small (magnitudes <2.5) and have only been well recorded by a few of the seismometers in our permanent network. The earthquakes cluster in a zone between Emerald Crater and the Te Māri craters at 2-7km depth. Mount Tongariro is a volcanic complex that lies to the north of Ngauruhoe. It consists of numerous craters and vents. Te Māri craters lie about two kilometres east of Ketetahi hot springs on the north side of Mount Tongariro. The Te Māri craters are the last craters to be active on Tongariro. Ash eruptions have been recorded from Tongariro from 1855 to 1897, as well as unconfirmed activity in 1926-27. Before you say so what nothing unusual in that! For Tongariro it is! |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1289690 | 2012-07-20 07:53:00 | Yes.....could be a start of rumblings. So the centre will disappear under a cloud of ash and rock. - Pompeii Then the 39 volcanos in Auckland will go off, then Wellington will have an earthquake, then..... When's the next flight to the artic? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1289691 | 2012-07-20 08:01:00 | A keen body of volunteers is building tiers of seating in the crater with accommodation for 121 souls (r.) It is confidently expected this will damp down the activity which is good. If it doesn't, that will be even better. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1289692 | 2012-07-20 08:24:00 | Yes.....could be a start of rumblings. So the centre will disappear under a cloud of ash and rock. - Pompeii Then the 39 volcanos in Auckland will go off, then Wellington will have an earthquake, then..... When's the next flight to the artic? The ice is melting, remember? |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1289693 | 2012-07-20 10:48:00 | The ice is melting, remember? :thumbs: :lol: |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1289694 | 2012-07-20 10:50:00 | A keen body of volunteers is building tiers of seating in the crater with accommodation for 121 souls (r.) It is confidently expected this will damp down the activity which is good. If it doesn't, that will be even better. (r.) souls :lol::lol::lol: |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1289695 | 2012-07-20 21:02:00 | Had the opportunity to do the Tongariro crossing April,sure is spectacular but would not like to be there during any Volcanic activity as there is no where to take shelter Would also be good to do in winter with the right weather and gear |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1289696 | 2012-07-20 21:57:00 | (r.) souls :lol::lol::lol: The original stands for an obvious reason. They are backward (r.) souls ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1289697 | 2012-07-20 22:11:00 | Had the opportunity to do the Tongariro crossing April,sure is spectacular but would not like to be there during any Volcanic activity as there is no where to take shelter Would also be good to do in winter with the right weather and gear This April passed was the best month of the whole season to have done the crossing you were very lucky. Winter conditions at present are none existant or should say you missed the best of those conditions before the tropical rain hit last weekend. If Te mari Crater wakes up which is the most likely location the impact on the crossing should be minimal and determined by wind factors etc but knowing DoC they will shut down the crossing. There we were thinking Ngauruhoe being the most recently and overdue to erupt was the candidate for disruption but then I do recall a few years ago some incresed activity in Te Mari that they were concerned about. This is the first time the Alert level has been raised to 1 the same now as Ruapehu and White Island. When it goes 2 then I will have more concern. Time for a career move for me as my work revolves around the crossing in the summer, although I doubt the idiots at WINZ will be able to accept that there is no employment due to a mountain going poof!! |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1289698 | 2012-07-21 00:05:00 | The ice is melting, remember? So I heard...so the climate will be a lot nicer, won't it. |
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