过去一周，陶普湖遭受超160次地震

过去一周，陶普湖遭受超160次地震

A recent swarm of earthquakes in Lake Taupō is not a sign "New Zealand's favourite volcano is about to erupt", according to a GNS scientist.

一位GNS科学家表示，最近在陶普湖发生的一系列地震，并不是“新西兰最喜欢的火山即将喷发”的迹象。

GNS Volcano Duty Officer Steven Sherburn commented on the swarm today.

GNS火山值班官史蒂文·舍伯恩今天对陶普湖地震群发表自己的观点。

"We've located over 160 quakes in the Taupō area over the last week (since 10 July), with eight of these being between M3.1 and M3.8. Earthquakes in the Lake Taupō area are typically shallower than 10 km, and the recent events are no different," he said.

“上周(自7月10日以来)，我们在陶普湖地区发现了160多次地震，其中8次地震发生在m3.1和m3.8之间。陶普湖地区的地震通常比10公里浅，最近发生的事件也一样。”他说。

Most of the quakes were too small to be felt by Taupō residents, although several of them have caused light shaking to be felt in the area.

大部分的地震很小，陶普湖居民感觉不到，尽管其中一些地震已经引起了该地区轻微的震动。

"We see activity like this at Taupō on a fairly regular basis. Quake swarms are common in the Taupō Volcanic Zone, and several are recorded each year. Larger ones have lasted weeks-to-months and have included many hundreds of earthquakes.

“在陶普湖，我们看到类似的地震群是有规律的。地震群在陶普湖火山带很常见，每年都有一些记录。更大的地震群持续数周至数月，包括数百次地震。”

"In terms of quakes under the lake, this number of quakes isn’t unprecedented. In the last year we’ve registered over 1000 quakes in the lake area," Mr Sherburn explains.

“就湖底地震而言，这次地震的数量并不是前所未有的。去年我们在湖区记录了超过1000次地震。”

He says the swarm will likely die off and there is no indication the earthquakes are linked to any volcanic activity.

他说，地震群会逐渐消失，没有迹象表明地震群与火山活动有关。