M 6.1 in South Of Kermadec Islands on 14 Oct 2014 04:12 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: 6.1M
Depth: 31.48 Km
Lat/Lon: -34.92 , 179.97
Event Date: 14 Oct 2014 04:12 UTC
14 Oct 2014 16:12 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2014 04:36 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
1062346 0 14 Oct 2014 04:12 6.1M, 31.48km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:23 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 Waikato (population 38,595) . The nearest places are Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Canberra, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Adelaide, and Sydney.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Waikato New Zealand 39000 people
Auckland New Zealand 320000 people
Northland New Zealand -
New South Wales Australia 6.3 million people
Victoria Australia 4.4 million people
Australian Capital Territory Australia 290000 people
South Australia Australia 1.4 million people
Western Australia Australia 1.7 million people
Bio-Bio Chile 1.8 million people
Maule Chile 860000 people
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Chile 720000 people
Neuquen Argentina 400000 people
La Pampa Argentina 270000 people
Mendoza Argentina 1.5 million people
San Luis Argentina 300000 people
Region Metropolitana Chile 5.2 million people
Valparaiso Chile 1.4 million people
Buenos Aires Argentina 16.1 million people
Cordoba Argentina 2.9 million people
Santa Fe Argentina 2.9 million people
Entre Rios Argentina 1.1 million people
Montevideo Uruguay 1.4 million people
Distrito Federal Argentina 3 million people
Canelones Uruguay 380000 people
Maldonado Uruguay 97000 people
San Jose Uruguay 93000 people
Rocha Uruguay 70000 people
Colonia Uruguay 120000 people
Lavalleja Uruguay 64000 people
Florida Uruguay 69000 people
Soriano Uruguay 83000 people
Flores Uruguay 26000 people
Rio Negro Uruguay 51000 people
Durazno Uruguay 57000 people
Treinta y Tres Uruguay 49000 people
Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 9.6 million people
Eastern Cape South Africa 6 million people
Western Cape South Africa 3.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sydney New South Wales Australia Major city 4.3 million people 2696 km
Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia Capital 320000 people 2920 km
Adelaide South Australia Australia Major city 1.1 million people 3938 km
Santiago Regi�n Metropolitana Chile Capital 4.8 million people 15705 km
Montevideo Montevideo Uruguay Capital 1.3 million people 21318 km
Buenos Aires Distrito Federal Argentina Capital no people 21326 km
Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape South Africa Major city 960000 people 60498 km
Cape Town Western Cape South Africa Major city 3.4 million people 75768 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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