1 Jun 2009

Series of earthquakes in southern Taupo

2:47 pm on 1 June 2009

There was a series of earthquakes in the southern Taupo region overnight.

The first of three quakes happened 10km south-west of Turangi, at 11.08pm on Sunday.

It had a magnitude of 3.2 and was followed at 11.54pm by a magnitude 3.3 quake at the same location and focal depth, of 4km.

At 2.31am on Sunday, there was a third of 3.6 magnitude at the same location, this time at a focal depth of 6km.