M 4.7 Off-shore on 16 Dec 2012 05:52 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: 4.7M
Depth: 41.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -33.6063 , -179.298
Event Date: 16 Dec 2012 05:52 UTC
15 Dec 2012 17:52 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000eakq
Inserted at: 16 Dec 2012 06:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000eakq 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
121469 0.5 16 Dec 2012 05:52 4.7M, 41.5km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:44 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 East Cape.

Radius Population
100 km no 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

Country Region Province Population
New Zealand East Cape -
New Zealand Bay of Plenty -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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