Over 600 Aftershocks Recorded After 5.6 Quake Beneath Lake Taupo New Zealand

More than 600 aftershocks following M5.6 earthquake beneath Lake Taupō, New Zealand

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More than 600 aftershocks have been recorded following the M5.6 earthquake beneath Lake Taupō, New Zealand on November 30, 2022 — one of the largest recorded in Lake Taupō region. No further unusual activity has been observed and the minor volcanic unrest at Taupō volcano continues. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1.

• Land movements detected from the GNSS network amount up to 250 mm (9.8 inches) as a consequence of the earthquake
• Meanwhile, field teams have been measuring lakeside slumping and inundation distances of the small tsunami, along the lakeshore

Earthquake activity associated with Taupō volcano unrest continues since May 2022, GeoNet’s Duty Volcanologist Geoff Kilgour noted on December 7.1

“The M5.6 earthquake on November 30 was one of the largest recorded in Lake Taupō. Following that earthquake, there have been more than 600 aftershocks located by GeoNet. The number of aftershocks is typical following an earthquake of this size.