Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 14 Nov 2016 01:28 UTC

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M 5.2 in New Zealand on 14 Nov 2016 01:28 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:	5.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-42.0687 , 173.9285
Event Date:	14 Nov 2016 01:28 UTC 14 Nov 2016 14:28 Local
Exposed Population:	About 47570 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us100077ip
Inserted at:	14 Nov 2016 01:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us100077ip	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
1146739		0	14 Nov 2016 01:28	5.2M, 10km	N/A	50 thousand (in 100km)		00:20	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 Nelson-Marlborough. The nearest places are Clarence, Kekerengu, Wharanui, Mirza, Mangamaunu, Awapiri, Camden, Hapuku, Ward, Welds Hill, and Te Rou.

Radius	Population
100 km	48000 people
75 km	41000 people
50 km	7300 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Nelson-Marlborough	New Zealand	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Clarence	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	10 km
Kekerengu	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	10 km
Wharanui	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	21 km
Mirza	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Mangamaunu	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	28 km
Awapiri	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	31 km
Camden	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	31 km
Hapuku	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Ward	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Welds Hill	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	32 km
Glenlee	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	34 km
Taimate	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	37 km
Altimarloch	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	38 km
Hauwai	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	41 km
Langridge	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	42 km
Kaikoura	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	42 km
Blind River	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	46 km
Seddon	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	<1000 people	46 km
Dashwood	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Avondale	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	49 km
Molesworth	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	55 km
Goose Bay	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	56 km
Charwell Forks	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	60 km
Oaro	Canterbury	New Zealand	Village	-	61 km
Blenheim	Marlborough	New Zealand	City	28000 people	61 km
Woodbourne	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	62 km
Renwick	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	63 km
Erina	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	64 km
Wairau Valley	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	65 km
Grovetown	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	65 km
Rapaura	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	66 km
Hillersden	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	66 km
Spring Creek	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	67 km
Kaituna	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	68 km
Te Rou	Marlborough	New Zealand	Village	-	70 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
Woodbourne	BHE	33	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	61 km
Picton Koromiko	PCN	unknown				0	80 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kaikoura	NZKBZ	New Zealand	42 km
Cape Campbell		New Zealand	47 km
Blenheim	NZBHE	New Zealand	48 km
Picton	NZPCN	New Zealand	86 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Waihopai	Waihopai	1927	54 km
	Taylor	Taylor	n/a	55 km

More information

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