» Earth Hazards

Event Monitoring

Canterbury Regional Council - Air Pollution info

Global Natural Hazards - NASA Earth Observatory
» with a selected Image of the Day
NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery

Earthquakes

GoeNet homepage with near real-time seismograph shaking intensity and drum recordings
» also with info for the latest NZ earthquake and recent earthquakes

USGS National Earthquake Info. Center - Global info.
» incl list of worldwide magnitude 5.0+ in last 7 days with RSS feed
IRIS Seismic Monitor - data+graphs of the latest quakes (global) - USGS data

Tsunami

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - bulletins/warnings issued on earthquakes of mag 6.5 or more
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

Volcanoes

GeoNet NZ Volcano Activity - with Alert Level Summary, also see recent Volcano Alert Bulletins
GNS Science - NZ Volcanoes - with a daily ashfall prediction map

Volcano World - current volcanic activity reports and information
Active Volcano Map - via Google Maps
Weekly volcano report - from Smithsonian Inst. & USGS (with map - req. Java)

Note: For VAAC links and ash cloud modelling see the Aviation page.