No more unusual activity recorded beneath Lake Taupō since 5.6 magnitude earthquake - GeoNet

There has been no more unusual activity recorded beneath Lake Taupō since the magnitude 5.6 earthquake in November.

On Wednesday, GeoNet said on its website it has been monitoring the lake and there has been no further unusual activity since the earthquake on November 30.

GeoNet reported there have been 600 aftershocks since the earthquake and land movements of up to 250mm were detected as a result of it.

It was one of the largest earthquakes recorded in Lake Taupō.

GeoNet said the number of aftershocks is normal after an earthquake of that magnitude.

The last aftershock people felt was one with a magnitude of 4.1 at 1:53pm on December 1.

"Within the next seven days, there is a seven percent chance of one or more earthquakes of M5 or larger. Within the next 30 days, there is a 16 percent chance of one or more earthquakes of M5 or larger," GeoNet said on its website.

GeoNet also reported the number of aftershocks has started to decrease but they are expected to continue over the next few weeks.

The 5.6 magnitude earthquake was one of the largest recorded in Lake Taupō and "field teams have been measuring lakeside slumping and inundation distances of the small tsunami, along the lake shore", GeoNet said on its website.

The field teams are assessing the lakeside as the earthquake caused a small tsunami which led to lakeside slumping along the shore.

GeoNet has recorded earthquake activity around the unrest of the Taupō volcano since May. The volcanic alert level remains at one.