M 5.6 in Off E. Coast Of N. Island, N.Z. on 01 Sep 2016 17:36 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.1775 , 179.0771
Event Date: 01 Sep 2016 17:36 UTC
02 Sep 2016 05:36 Local
Exposed Population: About 500 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006jdx
Inserted at: 01 Sep 2016 18:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006jdx 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
1138600 0 01 Sep 2016 17:36 5.6M, 10km 3.68 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:39 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 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

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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