M 4.9 in New Zealand on 22 Oct 2015 16:04 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -38.4402 , 178.2735
Event Date: 22 Oct 2015 16:04 UTC
23 Oct 2015 05:04 Local
Exposed Population:
About 59395 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Oct 2015 18:15 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
1103134 0 22 Oct 2015 16:04 4.9M, 10km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 02:10 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 and Tolaga Bay.

Radius Population
100 km 59000 people
75 km 45000 people
50 km 42000 people
20 km 1200 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 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 36 km
Opotiki 8 Civ. Unpaved No 3400 96 km
Wairoa WIR 13 Civ. Paved No 4400 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gisborne NZGIS New Zealand 36 km
Tokomaru New Zealand 36 km

More information

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