M 5.6 in New Zealand on 05 Jan 2015 17:48 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 9.14 Km
Lat/Lon: -43.071 , 171.2304
Event Date: 05 Jan 2015 17:48 UTC
06 Jan 2015 06:48 Local
Exposed Population:
About 60000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Jan 2015 21:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1068809 0.3 05 Jan 2015 17:48 5.6M, 10km N/A 260 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
1068816 0 05 Jan 2015 17:48 5.6M, 9.14km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 03:56 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in New Zealand , County of Canterbury. The nearest places are Christchurch, and Lake Coleridge.

Radius Population
100 km 260000 people
75 km 41000 people
50 km 7100 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Canterbury New Zealand -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lake Coleridge Canterbury New Zealand Village - 15 km
Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand Major city 360000 people 102 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Hokitika HKK 45 Civ. Paved No 4300 70 km
Ashburton ASG 91 Civ. Unpaved No 4500 77 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ross New Zealand 66 km
Hokitika New Zealand 72 km

More information

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