M 6.3 in North Island, New Zealand on 07 Dec 2012 18:19 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: 6.3M
Depth: 167.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -38.3337 , 176.044
Event Date: 07 Dec 2012 18:19 UTC
08 Dec 2012 07:19 Local
Exposed Population:
394905 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e5z5
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2012 18:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e5z5 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
121332 0.5 07 Dec 2012 18:19 6.3M, 167.2km N/A 390 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
121335 0.5 07 Dec 2012 18:19 6.3M, 166.8km N/A 550 thousand (in 100km) 02:38 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 390000 people
75 km 250000 people
50 km 110000 people
20 km 1800 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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