White Island Volcano Still Volatile


	White Island Volcano Still Volatile

RiotRanger

6-21-2008 6:22 AM

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white-island, australia, pacific-ocean, earthquake, nature, geology, earth

RiotRanger says:

White Island volcano still producing aftershocks; some as strong as category 4s.

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Island.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1846637"><P>Two or three hundred aftershocks continue to rattle it after a
5.4 magnitude earthquake centred just 10 kilometres south-west of
the volcano on Friday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1846637"><P>GNS Science is warning people to stay off the island for another
day or so.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1846637"><P>He says some of the aftershocks have been as strong as magnitude
four, and have been felt in the Bay of Plenty.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1846637"><P>The volcano remained on 'Level One' alert on Sunday morning.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1846637"><P>Scott says this means that while the volcano is kicking up a bit
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