M 5.3 in New Zealand on 01 Nov 2015 05:42 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: 5.3M
Depth: 54.74 Km
Lat/Lon: -39.4141 , 175.9446
Event Date: 01 Nov 2015 05:42 UTC
01 Nov 2015 18:42 Local
Exposed Population:
261239 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Nov 2015 06:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1104353 0.2 01 Nov 2015 05:42 5.3M, 54.74km N/A 260 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 Erehwon.

Radius Population
100 km 260000 people
75 km 41000 people
50 km 15000 people
20 km 1500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Wanganui-Manawatu New Zealand -
Hawke's Bay New Zealand -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Erehwon Manawatu Wanganui New Zealand Village - 12 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 25 km
Hastings 22 Civ. Paved No 3500 75 km
Taupo TUO 407 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 75 km
Napier NPE 2 Civ. Paved Yes 4200 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Napier NZNPE New Zealand 81 km
Wanganui NZWAG New Zealand 99 km
Cape Kidnappers New Zealand 100 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Moawhango Moawhango 1975 17 km

More information

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