Wellington, NZ, should prepare for more Earthquakes

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Wellington, New Zealand, is experiencing a significant increase in seismic activity, with multiple earthquakes recorded, including a 5.7 magnitude quake centered around Seddon and a subsequent 6.5 magnitude quake. Seismologists indicate that these events may be linked to a newly identified fault line, which poses a risk of triggering movement on the Wellington fault. Residents are advised to prepare for potential aftershocks, as the shallow depth of these quakes (8-12 km) exacerbates their impact.

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http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/18084609/wellingtonians-should-prepare-for-more-shakes/

Today is Sunday. This morning I felt the one at 7.30am.

On Friday, we had a 5.7 magnitude earthquake centered around Seddon, as well. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10900169

Today's earthquake history: http://www.geonet.co.nz/quakes/region/newzealand/all

http://info.geonet.org.nz/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5799971
 
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I hope these dozens of quakes are letting off enough pressure to prevent a large quake. Thirty significant quakes within a couple of hours is pretty bad.
 
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/18090995/quake-closes-parts-of-wellington/

The scientists are stunned that after the 5.8, there should not have been a 6.5 that evening.
 
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Hopefully this isn't a trend of quakes creeping up north
 
wukunlin said:
Hopefully this isn't a trend of quakes creeping up north

Quick, you guys need to build a Great Earthquake Wall!
 
They believe the cause of these earthquakes is a new fault line. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8950508/Swarm-could-trigger-Wellington-fault

Seismologists say the weekend's swarm of earthquakes could be on a new fault they have not mapped before, and could possibly trigger movement on the feared Wellington fault.

In other earthquake news: http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/18132774/marlborough-moved-5cm-to-east-in-quake/
 
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Residents in New Zealand's capital have been reminded that large aftershocks are still a threat a week following a major earthquake, with a 5.4 magnitude tremor shaking the city overnight.

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/18188769/large-aftershock-rocks-capital/
 
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More earthquakes:

Yesterday: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8989172/Shaky-morning-for-Cook-Strait
Which made Barbara Stewart, an MP sitting in Parliament say the following on Facebook:
Wellington keeps rocking and rolling this week. The biggest so far has been a 4.9 earthquake at which shook the Debating Chamber and Parliament Buildings this morning!

This morning (Friday): http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/18294351/another-quake-rattles-central-new-zealand/
 
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Our department's (Physics @ UoA) labs just recorded a 6.9 quake at wellington :eek:

http://www.iris.edu/amaseis/schools/as1imgs/auck.png
 
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wukunlin said:
Our department's (Physics @ UoA) labs just recorded a 6.9 quake at wellington :eek:

http://www.iris.edu/amaseis/schools/as1imgs/auck.png

Wow. That's really a big one.

The USGS site -

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

shows two big aftershocks, 5.7 and 5.2.

Hang on, Kiwis! I really hope all is well there :frown:!
 
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