Update 1:40 PM 20 March 2023
Over 760 earthquakes in the region in the past week. 8 over magnitude 4.0 according to Geonet.
The region has had historic swarms on recent decades. But this number is getting up there historically.
17 March 2023
It’s a bloody shambles, is the common report. Swarms of jolting, repeating earthquakes this morning. Goods falling off shelves, with some claiming thousands in damaged produce.
GeoNet recorded a swarm of over 40 earthquakes up to 11 AM today, magnitude 2.5 through 4.8, around Whakatāne and Tauranga starting at 3.29am with the most recent being recorded at 9.03am at a depth of 6km.
The area is not new to earthquakes in recent months. But this swarm has residents rattled. Litterally.
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