M 4.9 in New Zealand on 06 Jun 2014 03:46 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: 4.9M
Depth: 95.81 Km
Lat/Lon: -39.4917 , 175.1077
Event Date: 06 Jun 2014 03:46 UTC
06 Jun 2014 15:46 Local
Exposed Population:
172296 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Jun 2014 04:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1052303 -0.9 06 Jun 2014 03:46 4.9M, 95.81km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 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 Wanganui-Manawatu. The nearest places are and Pipiriki.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 97000 people
50 km 43000 people
20 km 1800 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Wanganui-Manawatu New Zealand -
Taranaki New Zealand -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pipiriki Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 6 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
Waiouru 823 Mil. Paved No 3900 48 km
Wanganui WAG 8 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 53 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Wanganui NZWAG New Zealand 51 km
Waverley Harbour NZWAV New Zealand 56 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Patea Patea 1984 47 km

More information

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