Deep quake near White Island unlikely linked to volcanoSTUFF.CO.NZ Images from Geonet's timelapse cameras of White Island show the start of a small eruption on September 13, 2016. A 4.4-magnitude quake has struck near White Island but experts say the shake is unlikely to cause issues with the volcano. The quake, which was revised down from a 4.8-magnitude, struck 50 kilometres west of White Island at 8.43am on Wednesday. It would have to be quite a bit shallower to interfere with the source of White Island's volcanic activity. GNS SCIENCE The source of White Island's volcanic activity is much shallower and in a different place, GeoNet seismologist Natalie Balfour says.

Source: Stuff November 01, 2016 20:35 UTC