Early in the evening of 15 January 2022, Tonga’s Hunga volcano erupted with the largest and most energetic explosion recorded in modern times. The eruption, which occurred at the same time as Cyclone ...

Domain is a broad collection method or data discipline. Some volcano data have the envirosensor domain, and some the manualcollect domain. The observation site, the feature at the volcano where the ...

The NZ Volcanic Alert Level system is based on 6 levels and is intended to describe the current status of each active volcano. People who need volcano related information ranges from local residents, ...

A glossary of landslide-related terms. Material displaced from its original position on the slope by movement in the landslide. It forms both the depleted mass and the accumulation. The undisplaced ...

In 1888 the Amuri District was shaken by a large earthquake that reached intensities of MM 9.

This earthquake toppled chimneys and furniture in the Arthur's Pass area.

This earthquake caused damage to houses and roads around the Farewell Spit area.

The 1968 Inangahua earthquake caused widespread damage and was felt over much of the country.

The 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake caused the largest loss of life and most extensive damage of any quake in New Zealand’s recorded history.

The 1855 earthquake is the most severe earthquake to have occurred in New Zealand since systematic European colonisation began in 1840.