M 5 in Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.Z. on 19 Dec 2014 12:51 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: 5.0M
Depth: 43.13 Km
Lat/Lon: -38.3513 , 178.2153
Event Date: 19 Dec 2014 12:51 UTC
20 Dec 2014 01:51 Local
Exposed Population:
About 58007 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2014 13:15 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
1067654 0 19 Dec 2014 12:51 5M, 43.13km N/A 60 thousand (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 East Cape. The nearest places are Tolaga Bay, and Mangatuna.

Radius Population
100 km 58000 people
75 km 45000 people
50 km 42000 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
East Cape New Zealand -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tolaga Bay Gisborne New Zealand Village <1000 people 7 km
Mangatuna Gisborne New Zealand Village - 8 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
Gisborne GIS 5 Civ. Paved No 4200 40 km
Opotiki 8 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tokomaru New Zealand 28 km
Gisborne NZGIS New Zealand 41 km

More information

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