Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 30 Sep 2016 22:59 UTC

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M 4.6 in New Zealand on 30 Sep 2016 22:59 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:	4.6M
Depth:	54.52 Km
Lat/Lon:	-41.0578 , 174.6066
Event Date:	30 Sep 2016 22:59 UTC 01 Oct 2016 11:59 Local
Exposed Population:	517066 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10006u8b
Inserted at:	30 Sep 2016 23:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10006u8b	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1141712		0	30 Sep 2016 22:59	4.6M, 54.52km	N/A	520 thousand (in 100km)		00:18	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 Wellington (population 154,454) . The nearest places are Titahi Bay, Porirua, Onauku, Ohariu, Plimmerton, Linden, Paremata, Pukerua Bay, Johnsonville, Ngaio, and Pahautea.

Radius	Population
100 km	520000 people
75 km	450000 people
50 km	400000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Wellington	New Zealand	150000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Titahi Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	20 km
Porirua	Wellington	New Zealand	City	51000 people	21 km
Onauku	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	21 km
Ohariu	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	21 km
Plimmerton	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	22 km
Linden	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	22 km
Paremata	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	23 km
Pukerua Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	24 km
Johnsonville	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	25 km
Ngaio	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	26 km
Khandallah	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	26 km
Pauatahanui	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	27 km
Wadestown	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	27 km
Ngauranga	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	27 km
Kaiwharawhara	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	27 km
Karori	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	27 km
Korokoro	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Judgeford	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	29 km
Petone	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	30 km
Okukari	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	30 km
Belmont	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	30 km
Lower Hutt	Wellington	New Zealand	City	100000 people	30 km
Brooklyn	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	30 km
Paekakariki	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	31 km
Hataitai	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Wellington	Wellington	New Zealand	Capital	180000 people	32 km
Taita	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Berhampore	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Gracefield	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	33 km
Haywards	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	33 km
Kilbirnie	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	33 km
Miramar	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	33 km
Island Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Raumati South	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Raumati Beach	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	35 km
Seatoun	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	35 km
Days Bay	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	35 km
Raumati	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	35 km
Silverstream	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Eastbourne	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Endeavour Inlet	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Heretaunga	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	36 km
Paraparaumu Beach	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Wainuiomata	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Upper Hutt	Wellington	New Zealand	City	36000 people	37 km
Trentham	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Paraparaumu	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	3400 people	38 km
Homedale	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	38 km
Wallaceville	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	39 km
Kenepuru Head	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Waikanae	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	43 km
Mangaroa	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	44 km
Reikorangi	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	44 km
Kaitoke	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	47 km
Whakatahuri	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	48 km
Manaroa	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Te Horo	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	52 km
Cross Creek	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	53 km
Waikawa	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	53 km
Crail Bay	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	54 km
Homewood	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	55 km
Otaki Beach	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	56 km
Pigeon Bush	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	56 km
Otaki	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	6000 people	57 km
Picton	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	4200 people	57 km
Admiralty Bay	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	59 km
Broughton Bay	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	59 km
Pirinoa	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	60 km
Featherston	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	2400 people	61 km
Koromiko	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	62 km
Grove	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	63 km
Manakau	Manawatu Wanganui	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Kahutara	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Patuki	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	66 km
Para	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	66 km
Woodside	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	67 km
Linkwater	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	67 km
Tuamarina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	68 km
Pahautea	Wellington	New Zealand	Village	-	68 km

see full list

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
Wellington International	WLG	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6300	34 km
Paraparaumu	PPQ	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	36 km
Picton Koromiko	PCN	unknown				0	58 km
Woodbourne	BHE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	80 km
Foxpine		11				0	87 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lower Hutt		New Zealand	22 km
Porirua		New Zealand	26 km
Petone		New Zealand	31 km
Wellington	NZWLG	New Zealand	34 km
Picton	NZPCN	New Zealand	57 km
D'urville Island		New Zealand	69 km
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	79 km
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	80 km
Cape Palliser		New Zealand	84 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Lower Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1872	29 km
Upper Karori	Kaiwharawhara	1908	29 km
Morton	Wainuiomata	1911	40 km
Te Marua 2	Hutt	1985	45 km
Te Marua 1	Hutt	1986	46 km
Taylor	Taylor	n/a	80 km

More information

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