A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand’s North Island overnight with residents told to move to higher ground as a tsunami warning went out.

Earthquake strikes Te Araroa in New Zealand’s North Island.

the 7.2 was a foreshock. The 8.1 was the main event, so far.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand’s North Island overnight with residents told to move to higher ground as a tsunami warning went out.

Earthquake strikes Te Araroa in New Zealand’s North Island.

the 7.2 was a foreshock. The 8.1 was the main event, so far.

Which has been followed by a 7.4 and now a marine tsunami warning for Norfolk Island has been issued.

Reports are now coming from across the ditch that a New Zealand volcano has erupted (I didn't catch its name while doing the dishes) and a warning has now been issued for the possibility of it raining volcanic rocks. :-O

[edit] A warning has just been issued that more quakes can be expected.

Watch for the color of the sky to change. I was under St Helen's ash fall. About a hour before the ash started to fall the color of the sky shifted towards green and yellow. The color of everything changed.

Meanwhile in Japan.

Tsunami warning lifted after huge earthquake.

Japan’s meteorological agency lifted a tsunami advisory around an hour after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast on Saturday, causing no immediate damage or injuries.

The quake hit at 6:09pm (8:09 AEDT) in Pacific waters off Miyagi region with a depth of 60 kilometres, the JMA said, issuing an advisory for tsunami waves of around one metre.

Thousands of households received evacuation warnings over the tsunami alert, which has lifted, prompting municipalities to also end the evacuation measures.

Local utilities and the nation’s nuclear authority said the region’s nuclear plants did not show any abnormalities after the latest quake, although local railway firms suspended services, including the high-speed shinkansen bullet trains.

Meanwhile on the other side of the globe Iceland is having its own rock 'n' roll show with lights:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56470597
50,000 quakes in a matter of days, followed by a pyrotechnic display by Fagradalsfjall, a volcano that has slumbered for about 800 years.

Looking at a map this volcano appears to be mid way between Reykjavik and Iceland's main airport, Keflavik, which are only about 40 miles apart. So far none of the massive disruption to air traffic caused by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull eleven years ago.

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Reports that the 4,049-foot La Soufrière volcano erupted on St. Vincent early Friday, sending a two-mile high cloud of ash bellowing above the tropical Caribbean island just hours after surrounding communities were ordered evacuated.

edit] You look for a link that everybody can see and cannot find one, and then as soon as you have posted, up pops, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56693406

Across the ditch in the land of the Long White Cloud (or the Shaky Isles as some call it) is being shaken again for most of the day. :-(

Hundreds feels the shake of the magnitude 4.8 earthquake that hit New Zealand.

Cheers.

Well, California is doing a bit of shaking today. 6.0 near the Nevada border that was felt all over Sac and San Francisco area.

Earthquake measuring magnitude 6.0 rattles Central California

Aftershocks are still occurring.

Not on the ring of fire, but impressive eruption today.

Lava pours out of volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands

I bet that those who own those houses have come up with other words to describe it. :-O

Cheers.

I bet that those who own those houses have come up with other words to describe it. :-O

Virgin sacrifice?

That’s what they say in Hawaii.

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Meanwhile here down under yesterday a bit of shaking was going on down south.

A magnitude 5.8 quake has caused widespread damage in Melbourne, but one key thing has prevented a total disaster.

And.

Geologist explains the cause of earthquake that rocked Melbourne.

The thing that they left out of that explanation is that New Zealand is also closing in on us at 3cm per year adding to the pressure on the continent as well and slowly turning it clockwise.

Anyhow more aftershocks are expected.

Cheers.

1 of Japan's 110 volcanoes suddenly bursts into life.

Japan’s Mt Aso erupts, people warned to stay away.

Cheers.

There's not much about it, but a 6.5-magnitude quake has struck Taiwan, according to preliminary data from the EMSC.

The quake apparently struck at a depth of around 60 kilometers, about 65 kilometers northeast of Hualien City on Taiwan's northeastern coast.

Tremors from the quake were felt as far away as Taipei from some reports while there are no reports of casualties or damage so far.

Cheers.

It's Peru's turn this time.

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocks Peru, topples centuries-old church tower.

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked northern Peru on Sunday, collapsing a 16th-century Catholic church tower although no deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported.

The quake struck at the sparsely populated region at 5:52 local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake was deep, about 70 miles below the Earth's surface, a factor that can sometimes reduces damage to buildings and infrastructure.

The epicenter was 25 miles northwest of Barranca, a coastal city of 63,000 people.

Cheers.

Back in Indonesia Mount Semeru erupts causing thousands to flee.

Mount Semeru, a volcano on Indonesia's East Java Province, erupted on Saturday, spewing a column of smoke and ash while displacing thousands from the area, authorities said.

The eruption has killed at least one person and wounded 41 others, officials say of the eruption that covered villages in ashfall and saw people run from billowing clouds of ash and debris.

At least 300 families were evacuated following the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in East Java on Saturday, according to Indah Amperawati, Deputy Head of Lumajang District, an area close to the volcano.

He said that most of the burn victims have been evacuated to the Penanggal Primarily Health Center alongside a resident who died in the village of Curah Kobokan.

Authorities have been unable to reach several other villages due to roads being blocked by mud and fallen trees, Indah told the press conference....

It seems that a little shaking is going on off the coast of the Oregon lately.

50 earthquakes hit off the Oregon coast, but scientists say they're no great shakes.

I hope that they're right.

Cheers.

I felt that quake off Timor-Leste this morning.
The rumbling and shaking must have lasted for a couple of minutes.

7.3 magnitude earthquake 120 km from Lospalos, Lautém, East Timor

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Grant
Darwin NT