M 6.7 in New Zealand on 16 Nov 2014 22:33 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: 6.7M
Depth: 22 Km
Lat/Lon: -37.68 , 179.69
Event Date: 16 Nov 2014 22:33 UTC
17 Nov 2014 10:33 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2014 01:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  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
1064844 0.5 16 Nov 2014 22:33 6.6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:54) 00:07 GEOFON
1064848 0.5 16 Nov 2014 22:33 6.7M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:58) 00:11 NEIC
1064849 0.5 16 Nov 2014 22:33 6.7M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:58) 00:11 USGS
1064854 0.5 16 Nov 2014 22:33 6.7M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:58) 00:14 NEIC
1064867 0.5 16 Nov 2014 22:33 6.7M, 35km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:58) 01:41 NEIC
1064879 0.5 16 Nov 2014 22:33 6.7M, 22km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:26) 03:11 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

Region Province Country Population
East Cape New Zealand -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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